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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460202803321

Autore

Burk Robert Fredrick <1955->

Titolo

Marvin Miller, baseball revolutionary / / Robert F. Burk

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Urbana, Illinois : , : University of Ilinois Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

0-252-09670-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Sport and Society

Disciplina

796.357092

Soggetti

Labor unions - Officials and employees

Baseball players - Labor unions - United States - History - 20th century

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Part I: The Making of a Professional Unionist (1917�1966)""; ""1 A Brooklyn Boyhood""; ""2 Hard Times""; ""3 Avenues of Discovery""; ""4 Working for Victory""; ""5 Issues of Loyalty ""; ""6 Technician""; ""7 A House Divided ""; ""Part II: Baseball Revolutionary (1966�1985)""; ""8 A Fresh Start""; ""9 Securing the Basics""; ""10 Taking On the Plantation""; ""11 Earning Respect""; ""12 Emancipation""; ""13 Holding the Line""; ""14 Flunking Retirement""

""Part III: Defender of the Faith (1986�2012)""""15 Living Memory""; ""16 Lightning Rod""; ""17 Awaiting the Call""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""