Expanding the Strike Zone : Baseball in the Age of Free Agency /

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With its iconic stars and gleaming ballparks, baseball has been one of the most captivating forms of modern popular culture. This book examines the history and meaning of the sport's tumultuous changes since the mid-twentieth century, amid Major League Baseball's growing global influence....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Gilbert, Daniel A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Free agents (Sports)
Baseball players > Salaries, etc.
Baseball > Economic aspects.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Base-ball > Aspect economique > États-Unis.
Joueurs de base-ball > États-Unis > Traitements, indemnites, etc.
Agents libres (Sports) > États-Unis.
Baseball > Economic aspects > United States.
Baseball players > Salaries, etc. > United States.
Free agents (Sports) > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:With its iconic stars and gleaming ballparks, baseball has been one of the most captivating forms of modern popular culture. This book examines the history and meaning of the sport's tumultuous changes since the mid-twentieth century, amid Major League Baseball's growing global influence. From the rise of ballplayer unionism to the emergence of new forms of scouting, broadcasting, and stadium development, the author shows that the baseball world has been home to struggles over work and territory that resonate far beyond the playing field. -- Publisher's description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (224 pages).
ISBN:9781613762592

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