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Baseball without borders : the international pastime / edited by George Gmelch.
| Other author | Gmelch, George. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Lincoln : University of Nebraska, ©2006. |
| Description | xxii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Japan: changing of the guard in high school baseball / Dan Gordon -- Japan: the Hanshin Tigers and Japanese Professional Baseball / William W. Kelly -- China: silk gowns and gold gloves / Joseph A. Reaves -- Taiwan: baseball, colonialism, and nationalism / Andrew Morris -- Korea: straw sandals and strong arms / Joseph A. Reaves -- Dominican Republic: forging an international industry / Alan Klein -- Cuba: behind the curtain / Tim Wendel -- Cuba: community, fans, and ballplayers / Thomas Carter -- Puerto Rico: a major league steppingstone / Thomas E. Van Hyning and Franklin Otto -- Nicaragua: in search of diamonds / Dan Gordon -- Brazil: baseball is popular, and the players are Japanese! / Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, and Wayne Patterson -- Canada: internationalizing America's national pastime / Colin Howell -- Italy: no hotdogs in the bleachers / Peter Carino -- Holland: an American coaching honkbal / Harvey Shapiro -- Great Britain: baseball's battle for respect in the land of cricket, rugby, and soccer / Josh Chetwynd -- - Australia: baseball down under / Joseph Clark -- Afterword: is baseball really global? / George Gmelch. |
| General note | "A Bison original"--P. [4] of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2006007738 |
| ISBN | 0803271255 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780803271258 |