| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 206 pages) : illustrations. |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
Contemporary sports issues
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Contemporary sports issues.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-185) and index. |
| Summary |
"Minor League Baseball: Community Building Through Hometown Sports examines the role played by minor league baseball in hundreds of cities and towns across the United States. Written from the unique perspective of a sociologist who also happens to be an avid baseball fan, the book looks at the contributions minor league teams make to the quality of life in their communities, creating focal points for spirit and cohesiveness while providing opportunities for interaction and entertainment. The book links theory and experience to present a "sociology of baseball" that explains the symbiotic relationship which brings people together for a common purpose - to root, root, root for the home team."--Jacket. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Baseball coast to coast -- The lure of minor league baseball -- The evolution of minor league baseball -- A tale of two minor league cities -- The impact of minor league baseball -- Epilogue: a shelter in the storm -- Appendix A: Minor league attendance and number of teams, by year and era, 1947t0 1990 -- Appendix B: development of the data set. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Minor league baseball -- United States.
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Minor league baseball. |
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United States. |
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Minor league baseball -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kraus, Rebecca S. Minor league baseball. New York : Haworth Press, ©2003 0789017555 (DLC) 2002015022 (OCoLC)50622245 |
| ISBN |
9781136404764 (electronic book) |
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1136404767 (electronic book) |
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0789017555 |
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9780789017550 |
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0789017563 |
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9780789017567 |
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9780203049198 |
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0203049195 |
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