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Baseball without borders : the international pastime / edited by George Gmelch.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lincoln : University of Nebraska, c2006.Description: xxii, 326 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0803271255 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780803271258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 796.357 22
LOC classification:
  • B299 2006
Online resources:
Contents:
I: Asia -- 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 -- II: The Americas -- 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 -- III: Europe -- 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 -- IV: The Pacific -- Australia: baseball down under / Joseph Clark -- Afterword: is baseball really global? / George Gmelch.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Automatización y Procesos Técnicos Automatización y Procesos Técnicos (1er. Piso) GV867 B299 2006 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000055053

"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: Asia -- 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 -- II: The Americas -- 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 -- III: Europe -- 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 -- IV: The Pacific -- Australia: baseball down under / Joseph Clark -- Afterword: is baseball really global? / George Gmelch.

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