LEADER 03263oam 22006494a 450 001 9910817946803321 005 20231023200720.0 010 $a1-282-07188-2 010 $a9786612071881 010 $a0-253-10950-7 010 $a0-253-10956-6 035 $a(CKB)111056485407330 035 $a(EBL)138218 035 $a(OCoLC)61659721 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000251280 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11191522 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000251280 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10247202 035 $a(PQKB)11719336 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC138218 035 $a(OCoLC)51273596 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse16516 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL138218 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10083753 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL207188 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056485407330 100 $a20020409d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aStealing lives $ethe globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /$fArturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle 210 1$aBloomington :$cIndiana University Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) $cillustrations, map 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-253-34191-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index. 327 $aThe "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Papa?, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies. 330 $aWhile some Latin American superstars have overcome a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place as baseball becomes a globalized business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate basic human rights. 606 $aBaseball players$xRecruiting$zLatin America 606 $aBaseball players$xAbuse of$zLatin America 606 $aDiscrimination in sports$zUnited States 615 0$aBaseball players$xRecruiting 615 0$aBaseball players$xAbuse of 615 0$aDiscrimination in sports 676 $a796.357/089/68 700 $aMarcano Guevara$b Arturo J.$f1968-$01710123 701 $aFidler$b David P$0556724 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817946803321 996 $aStealing lives$94100480 997 $aUNINA