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Baseball and American Culture : Across the Diamond.
Discover baseball's role in American society! Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond is a thoughtful look at baseball's impact on American society through the eyes of the game's foremost scholars, historians, and commentators. Edited by Dr. Edward J. Rielly, author of Baseb...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2014.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Baseball and American Culture; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; About the Editor; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I: The American Fan; Chapter 1. A Distinct Sense of Belonging; Chapter 2. Home Base: A Survey of Backyard Baseball Diamonds; Chapter 3. On Fenway, Faith, and Fandom: A Red Sox Fan Reflects; Chapter 4. Baseball Memorabilia; Section II: Baseball Inclusivity; Chapter 5. From Jackie to Elvis, from Selma to St. Petersburg: The Desegregation of Spring Training.
- Chapter 6. Creating Home with the Ball Field: The Dynamics of Baseball and Civic Inclusivity for Germans, Irishmen, and Blacks During the Late Nineteenth CenturyChapter 7. The Internet and the Popularization of the Negro Leagues; Chapter 8. Baseball and Blacks: A Loss of Affinity, a Loss of Community; Chapter 9. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League: Accomplishing Great Things in a Dangerous World; Chapter 10. Globalization of Baseball in Popular Culture; Section III: Money, Managing, and Myth; Chapter 11. Here's the Pitch: Baseball and Advertising.
- Chapter 12. From John McGraw to Joe Torre: Industrial Management Styles Applied Throughout the History of Major League BaseballChapter 13. The Hall of Fame and the American Mythology; Section IV: Baseball and the Arts; Chapter 14. Politics, Patriotism, and Baseball On-Screen; Chapter 15. Writing Their Way Home: American Writers and Baseball; Chapter 16. Baseball As a Second Language: The Impenetrability of Our National Pastime; Chapter 17. Baseball Poetry: Society's Overlooked and Underestimated Literary Art Form.
- Chapter 18. Eiron Men, "You Know Me, Alazons," and Pixies: Baseball Humor As American HumorSection V: Baseball and Resolution of Conflict; Chapter 19. Baseball Labor Relations: Is It Safe to Go Back to the Ballpark?; Chapter 20. God and the Diamond: The "Born-Again" Baseball Autobiography; Chapter 21. The Winter Meetings, the King of Baseball, and the Conscience of the Game; Chapter 22. Control Problems: The Limitations of Baseball As Metaphor; Chapter 23. Boys of Summer, Suicides of Winter: An Introduction to Baseball Suicides; Index.