02679nam 2200661Ia 450 991045147980332120200520144314.00-8166-8772-2(CKB)1000000000470981(EBL)310388(OCoLC)476094272(SSID)ssj0000173260(PQKBManifestationID)11176915(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000173260(PQKBWorkID)10162675(PQKB)11292205(MiAaPQ)EBC310388(OCoLC)232159962(MdBmJHUP)muse39280(Au-PeEL)EBL310388(CaPaEBR)ebr10159656(CaONFJC)MIL522570(EXLCZ)99100000000047098119960712d1997 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrA house of cards[electronic resource] baseball card collecting and popular culture /John BloomMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc19971 online resource (154 p.)American culture ;v. 12Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-2871-8 0-8166-2870-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-135) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Baseball Card Industry; 2. Venues of Exchange and Adult Collecting; 3. Collecting Sets; 4. Adult Male Baseball Card Collecting, Nostalgia, and the Cultural Politics of Gender and Race during the 1970's and 1980's; Conclusion; Notes on Methodology; Notes; References; IndexFrom 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.American culture (Minneapolis, Minn.) ;12.Baseball cardsCollectors and collectingSocial aspectsUnited StatesPopular cultureUnited StatesHistoryMenUnited StatesPsychologyElectronic books.Baseball cardsCollectors and collectingSocial aspectsPopular cultureHistory.MenPsychology.796.357/0973/075796.357075796.3570973075Bloom John1962-948631MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451479803321A house of cards2287102UNINA