The Cambridge companion to baseball / edited by Leonard Cassuto, Stephen Partridge.
Cassuto, Leonard, 1960-; Partridge, Stephen.
2011
GV867.64 .R85 2011 (Mapit)
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Title The Cambridge companion to baseball / edited by Leonard Cassuto, Stephen Partridge.
ISBN 9780521761826
0521761824
9780521145756 (pbk.)
0521145759 (pbk.)
Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Language English
Description xxiii, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number GV867.64 .R85 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.3570973
Summary "Baseball is much more than a game. As the American national pastime, it has reflected the political and cultural concerns of US society for over 200 years, and generates passions and loyalties unique in American society. This Companion examines baseball in culture, baseball as culture, and the game's global identity. Contributors contrast baseball's massive, big-business present with its romanticized origins and its evolution against the backdrop of American and world history. The chapters cover topics such as baseball in the movies, baseball and mass media, and baseball in Japan and Latin America. Between the chapters are vivid profiles of iconic characters including Babe Ruth, Ichiro and Walter O'Malley. Crucial moments in baseball history are revisited, ranging from the 1919 Black Sox gambling scandal to recent controversies over steroid use. A unique book for fans and scholars alike, this Companion explains the enduring importance of baseball in America and beyond"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Cassuto, Leonard, 1960-
Partridge, Stephen.
Series Cambridge companion to baseball
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Introduction / Leonard Cassuto
1. The rules of baseball / Steven P. Gietschier
2. Baseball in literature, baseball as literature / Timothy Morris and Stephen Partridge
3. Babe Ruth, sabermetrics, and baseball's politics of greatness / Leonard Cassuto and David Grant
Interchapter: Babe Ruth / Leonard Cassuto. 4. Not the major leagues: Japanese- and Mexican-Americans and the national pastime / Samuel O. Regalado
5. Baseball and the color line: from the Negro Leagues to major leagues / Leslie Heaphy
Interchapter: Jackie Robinson and Curt Flood / Matthew Frye Jacobson. 6. Baseball and war / Richard Crepeau
7. Baseball and the American city / David Finoli
Interchapter: Walter O'Malley / Leonard Cassuto. 8. Baseball at the movies / George Grella
9. The baseball fan / Al Filreis
10. Baseball and material culture / David F. Venturo
Interchapter: the Honus Wagner T-206 baseball card / David F. Venturo. 11. Global baseball: Japan and East Asia / Masaru Ikei
Interchapter: Roberto Clemente and Ichiro / Leonard Cassuto. 12. Global baseball: Latin America / Arturo J. Marcano and David P. Fidler
13. Cheating in baseball / David Luban and Daniel Luban
Interchapter: Pete Rose / Leonard Cassuto. 14. Baseball's economic development / Andrew Zimbalist
Interchapter: Andy Messersmith, Charlie Finley, and George Steinbrenner / Jonathan Lewin; 15. Baseball and mass media / Curt Smith
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