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Stealing lives : the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /
While some Latin American superstars have overcome a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington :
Indiana University Press,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | While some Latin American superstars have overcome a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place as baseball becomes a globalized business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate basic human rights. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-245) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780253109569 0253109566 9781282071889 1282071882 9786612071881 6612071885 0253109507 9780253109507 |