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Baseball without borders : the international pastime /

A televised baseball game from Puerto Rico, Japan, or even Cuba might look a lot like the North American game. This book looks at how the game was imported - how it took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed - and what these local and regional trends and features say about th...

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Други автори: Gmelch, George.
Формат: Електронна книга
Език: English
Публикувано: Lincoln : University of Nebraska, ℗♭2006.
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Подобни документи: Print version:: Baseball without borders.
Съдържание:
  • Japan: changing of the guard in high school baseball / Dan Gordon
  • Japan: the Hanshin Tigers and Japanese Professional Baseball / William W. Kelly
  • China: silk gowns and gold gloves / Joseph A. Reaves
  • Taiwan: baseball, colonialism, and nationalism / Andrew Morris
  • Korea: straw sandals and strong arms / Joseph A. Reaves
  • Dominican Republic: forging an international industry / Alan Klein
  • Cuba: behind the curtain / Tim Wendel
  • Cuba: community, fans, and ballplayers / Thomas Carter
  • Puerto Rico: a major league steppingstone / Thomas E. Van Hyning and Franklin Otto
  • Nicaragua: in search of diamonds / Dan Gordon
  • Brazil: baseball is popular, and the players are Japanese! / Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, and Wayne Patterson
  • Canada: internationalizing America's national pastime / Colin Howell
  • Italy: no hotdogs in the bleachers / Peter Carino
  • Holland: an American coaching honkbal / Harvey Shapiro
  • Great Britain: baseball's battle for respect in the land of cricket, rugby, and soccer / Josh Chetwynd
  • Australia: baseball down under / Joseph Clark
  • Afterword: is baseball really global? / George Gmelch.