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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Around the Horn; Part 1. The Americas; 1. Cuba: The Curtain Begins to Fall; 2. Dominican Republic: From Paternalism to Parity; 3. Puerto Rico: A Major League Stepping-Stone; 4. Canada: Internationalizing America's National Pastime; 5. Mexico: Baseball's Humble Beginnings to Budding Competitor; Part 2. Asia; 9. Japan: "No Matter What Happens, Stand Up"; 10. Japan: Professional Baseball Enters the Twenty- First Century; 11. Korea: Straw Sandals and Strong Arms. |
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12. China: A Century and a Half of Bat Ball13. Taiwan: Baseball, Colonialism, Nationalism, and Other Inconceivable Things; Part 3. The Pacific; 14. Australia: Baseball's Curious Journey; 15. Tasmania: Baseball Struggles to Survive; 16. New Zealand: Baseball between British Traditions; Part 4. The Middle East; 17. Israel: From the Desert to Jupiter ... and Beyond; Part 5. Africa; 18. South Africa: The Battle for Baseball; Part 6. Europe; 19. Italy: No Hot Dogs in the Bleachers; 20. Holland: An American Coaching Honkbal. |
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21. Great Britain: Baseball's Battle for Respect in the Land of Cricket, Rugby, and Soccer22. Finland: Pesäpallo, Baseball Finnish Style; Part 7. World Baseball Classic; 23. The World Baseball Classic: Conflicts and Contradictions; Afterword; Source Acknowledgments; Contributors; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Baseball -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Baseball. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Baseball -- Social aspects.
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Baseball -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gmelch, George, editor.
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Nathan, Daniel A., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baseball beyond our borders. Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, 2017 9780803276826 (DLC) 2016045436 |
| ISBN |
9781496201034 (epub) |
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1496201035 (epub) |
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9781496201041 (mobi) |
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1496201043 (mobi) |
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9781496201058 (pdf) |
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1496201051 (pdf) |
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9780803276826 (paperback) |
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