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9780521145756

The Cambridge Companion to Baseball

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    9780521145756

  • ISBN10:

    0521145759

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-02-21
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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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.

Table of Contents

List of illustrationsp. viii
List of contributorsp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Baseball: a chronologyp. xv
Introductionp. 1
The rules of baseballp. 9
Baseball in literature, baseball as literaturep. 21
Babe Ruth, sabermetrics, and baseball's politics of greatnessp. 33
Interchapter: Babe Ruthp. 45
Not the major leagues: Japanese and Mexican Americans and the national pastimep. 49
Baseball and the color line: from the Negro Leagues to the major leaguesp. 61
Interchapter: Jackie Robinson and Curt Floodp. 76
Baseball and warp. 81
Baseball and the American cityp. 95
Interchapter: Walter O'Malleyp. 107
Baseball at the moviesp. 111
The baseball fanp. 125
Baseball and material culturep. 152
Interchapter: the Honus Wagner T-206 baseball cardp. 152
Global baseball: Japan and East Asiap. 155
Interchapter: Roberto Clemente and Ichirop. 168
Global baseball: Latin Americap. 171
Cheating in baseballp. 185
Interchapter: Pete Rosep. 197
Baseball's economic developmentp. 201
Interchapter: Andy Messersmith, Charlie Finley, and George Steinbrennerp. 216
Baseball and mass mediap. 221
A guide to further readingp. 241
Indexp. 245
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