Much more than a game : players, owners, & American baseball since 1921 / Robert F. Burk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burk, Robert Fredrick, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Economic aspects--United States--History--20th century.

Baseball.

Baseball players--United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

Baseball players.

Baseball team owners--United States--Economic conditions--20th century.

Baseball team owners.

Industrial relations--United States--History--20th century.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

To most Americans, baseball is just a sport; but to those who own baseball teams--and those who play on them--our national pastime is much more than a game. In this book, Robert Burk traces the turbulent labor history of American baseball since 1921. His comprehensive, readable account details the many battles between owners and players that irrevocably altered the business of baseball. During what Burk calls baseball's ""paternalistic era,"" from 1921 to the early 1960s, the sport's management rigidly maintained a system of racial segregation, established a network of southern-based

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Part One; 1. A New Era; 2. Working on a Chain Gang; 3. War and Revolution; 4. Men In Gray Flannel Suits; Part Two; 5. Miller Time; 6. Star Wars; 7. The Empire Strikes Back; 8. Armageddon; Appendix; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

979-88-908722-3-4

0-8078-7537-6

OCLC:

476268406