000434661 000__ 01832cam\a2200373\a\4500 000434661 001__ 434661 000434661 005__ 20210513151957.0 000434661 008__ 100909s2011\\\\maua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000434661 010__ $$a 2010037079 000434661 020__ $$a9780807048054 (alk. paper) 000434661 020__ $$a0807048054 (alk. paper) 000434661 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn641520963 000434661 035__ $$a434661 000434661 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dYDX$$dBTCTA$$dYDXCP$$dJST$$dABG$$dCDX$$dTXBXL$$dUKMGB$$dMIX$$dOCLCO$$dOKN$$dBDX 000434661 043__ $$an-us--- 000434661 049__ $$aISEA 000434661 05000 $$aGV867.64$$b.R83 2011 000434661 08200 $$a796.357/64$$222 000434661 1001_ $$aRuck, Rob,$$d1950- 000434661 24510 $$aRaceball :$$bhow the Major Leagues colonized the Black and Latin game /$$cRob Ruck. 000434661 260__ $$aBoston :$$bBeacon Press,$$cc2011. 000434661 300__ $$axiii, 273 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm. 000434661 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000434661 5050_ $$aThe Gospel of baseball -- Blackball's heyday -- A Latin challenge -- The winds of war -- Integration's curse -- ¡Viva México! -- New Caribbean currents -- Whiteout -- The rise of the academies. 000434661 520__ $$aBy looking at this history from the vantage point of black America and the Caribbean, a more complex story comes into focus, one largely missing from traditional narratives of baseball's history. Raceball unveils a fresh and stunning truth: baseball has never been stronger as a business, never weaker as a game. 000434661 61020 $$aMajor League Baseball (Organization)$$xHistory. 000434661 650_0 $$aBaseball$$xSocial aspects$$zUnited States. 000434661 650_0 $$aDiscrimination in sports$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000434661 650_0 $$aBaseball$$zUnited States$$xHistory. 000434661 650_0 $$aAfrican American baseball players. 000434661 650_0 $$aHispanic American baseball players. 000434661 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xSocial conditions. 000434661 651_0 $$aLatin America$$xSocial conditions. 000434661 651_0 $$aCaribbean Area$$xSocial conditions. 000434661 85200 $$bgen$$hGV867.64$$i.R83$$i2011 000434661 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:434661$$pGLOBAL_SET 000434661 980__ $$aBIB 000434661 980__ $$aBOOK