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Playing in isolation : a history of baseball in Taiwan /

Despite the political instability characterizing twentieth-century Taiwan, the value of baseball in the lives of Taiwanese has been a constant since the game was introduced in 1895. The game first gained popularity on the island under the Japanese occupation, and that popularity continued after Worl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yu, Junwei (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Wooden-ball finds a home, 1895-1945
  • The golden era of baseball, 1946-1967
  • The myth of Hongye and the LLB championship, 1968-1974
  • A drastic decline in baseball's population, 1975-1989
  • The birth of professional baseball, 1990-1995
  • Multiple crises, 1996-2001
  • The 2001 world cup : a turning point?