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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790724503321

Titolo

Baseball and American culture : across the diamond / / Edward J. Rielly, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-7890-1485-8

1-315-80911-7

1-317-78856-7

1-317-78857-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Collana

Contemporary sports issues

Altri autori (Persone)

RiellyEdward J

Disciplina

306

Soggetti

Baseball - Social aspects - United States

Baseball - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by the Haworth Press, 2003.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

section I. The American fan -- section II. Baseball inclusivity -- section III. Money, managing, and myth -- section IV. Baseball and the arts -- section V. Baseball and resolution of conflict.

Sommario/riassunto

Discover baseball's role in American society! Baseball and American Culture: Across the Diamond is a thoughtful look at baseball's impact on American society through the eyes of the game's foremost scholars, historians, and commentators. Edited by Dr. Edward J. Rielly, author of Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, the book examines how baseball and society intersect and interact, and how the quintessential American game reflects and affects American culture. Enlightening and entertaining, Baseball and American Culture presents a multidisciplinary perspective on baseball's inv