Baseball and rhetorics of purity [[electronic resource] ] : the national pastime and American identity during the war on terror / / Michael L. Butterworth

• Autore: Butterworth Michael L
• Pubblicazione: Tuscaloosa, : University of Alabama Press, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.4/83
• Soggetto topico: Baseball - Social aspects - United States; War on Terrorism, 2001-2009
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; Introduction: Rhetoric and the American Game; 1. Ritual in the "Church of Baseball": Performing Patriotism at the Ballpark; 2. "Baseball as America": Nostalgia and Public Memory through the National Pastime; 3. Purifying the Body Politic: Steroids and the Rhetorical Cleansing of Baseball; 4. Headed for Home: Bringing Baseball Back to the Nation's Capital; 5. Making the World Safe for Baseball: American Mission and the World Baseball Classic; Conclusion: Reconstituting the National Pastime; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Baseball has long been considered America's "national pastime," touted variously as a healthy diversion, a symbol of national unity, and a model of democratic inclusion. But, according to Michael Butterworth, such favorable rhetoric belies baseball's complicity in the rhetorical construction of a world defined by good and evil. Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball's rol
• Titolo autorizzato: Baseball and rhetorics of purity
• ISBN: 0-8173-8397-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814035303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Rhetoric, culture, and social critique.