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1 online resource (306 pages) |
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| Contents |
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Summary |
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 Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, the book examines how baseball and society intersect and interact, and how the quintessential American game reflects and affects American culture. Enlightening and entertaining, Baseball and American Culture presents a multidisciplinary perspective on baseball's inv. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Baseball -- Social aspects. |
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United States. |
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Baseball -- United States -- History.
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Baseball. |
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History. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Rielly, Edward J.
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Manning, Martin J.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hoffmann, Frank. Baseball and American Culture : Across the Diamond. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9780789014849 |
| ISBN |
9781317788560 (electronic book) |
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1317788567 (electronic book) |
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9781317788577 |
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1317788575 |
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