Baseball without borders : the international pastime
A televised baseball game from Puerto Rico, Japan, or even Cuba might look a lot like the North American game. This book looks at how the game was imported - how it took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed - and what these local and regional trends and features say about the sport's place in particular cultures.
xxii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780803271258, 0803271255
64594333
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?