Baseball and the pursuit of innocence : a fresh look at the old ball game /

Just when you thought everything had been written about baseball, along comes this remarkably fresh look at "the old ball game," together with a provocative series of inquiries that redirect our thinking about the game. Is baseball really like life? How does it reflect a more traditional m...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skolnik, Richard, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: College Station, Tex. : Texas A & M University, ©1994.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Baseball > Social aspects > United States.
Baseball > United States > Philosophy.
Base-ball > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Base-ball > États-Unis > Philosophie.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Baseball > History.
Baseball > Philosophy.
Baseball > Social aspects.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Passion for the Past
  • 2. True to Life
  • 3. Country Boys and Green Pastures
  • 4. A Regard for Order
  • 5. Judgment Day
  • 6. Baseball Fundamentalism
  • 7. A Surface Simplicity
  • 8. A Question of Balance
  • 9. Patience Rewarded
  • 10. Foul Play
  • 11. Bending the Rules
  • 12. Fields of Fear
  • 13. As Time Goes By
  • 14. Close Encounters
  • 15. Talking a Good Game
  • 16. A Taste for Drama
  • 17. Mysteries of the Game
  • 18. Statistically Significant
  • 19. Fans: A Special Connection
  • 20. Anticipation
  • 21. Looking Ahead
  • 22. Argument as Art Form
  • 23. Innocence as Salvation (Spring, 1993).

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