A house of cards baseball card collecting and popular culture

From interviews with collectors, dealers, and hobbyists as well as analyses of the baseball card industry and extensive firsthand observations, John Bloom explores what this hobby tells us about nostalgia, work, play, masculinity, and race and gender relations among collectors.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bloom, John, 1962- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press c1997.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:American culture (Minneapolis, Minn.) ; 12.
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Descripción
Sumario:From interviews with collectors, dealers, and hobbyists as well as analyses of the baseball card industry and extensive firsthand observations, John Bloom explores what this hobby tells us about nostalgia, work, play, masculinity, and race and gender relations among collectors.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (154 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.
ISBN:9780816687725