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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gmelch, George (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lincoln : University of Nebraska 2006.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario: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 the sport's place in particular cultures.
Notas:"A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover.
Descripción Física:xxii, 326 p. : il
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
ISBN:9780803256064
9781280550775