02662nam 2200649Ia 450 991077787920332120230608234206.00-8166-8772-2(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 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA house of cards baseball card collecting and popular culture /John BloomMinneapolis :University of Minnesota Press,1997.1 online resource (154 pages)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 StatesPsychologyBaseball cardsCollectors and collectingSocial aspectsPopular cultureHistory.MenPsychology.796.357/0973/075796.357075796.3570973075Bloom John1962-1107665MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777879203321A house of cards3793105UNINA