Understanding Baseball A Textbook |
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| Editor:
| Strecker, Trey
Gietschier, Steven P.
Nathanson, Mitchell
Fortunato, John A.
Surdam, David George |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7864-7631-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2015 |
| Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $42.00 |
Book Description:
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The study of baseball history and culture reveals the US national game as a contested field where debates about sport, character, work and play, the country and the city, labour, race, and a host of other issues, circulate. Intended as a readable textbook for undergraduates and their instructors, Understanding Baseball is designed to offer insights and inroads into baseball history as a rewarding academic subject worthy of careful scholarly attention.
The study of baseball history and culture reveals the US national game as a contested field where debates about sport, character, work and play, the country and the city, labour, race, and a host of other issues, circulate. Intended as a readable textbook for undergraduates and their instructors, Understanding Baseball is designed to offer insights and inroads into baseball history as a rewarding academic subject worthy of careful scholarly attention.