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Baseball : a history of America's game / Benjamin G. Rader.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rader, Benjamin G., author.
- Series:
- Sport and society.
- Illinois history of sports.
- Sport and Society
- Illinois History of Sports
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Baseball--United States--History.
- Baseball.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages).
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield : University of Illinois Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- In this fourth edition, Benjamin G. Rader updates the text with a portrait of baseball's new order. He charts an on-the-field game transformed by analytics, an influx of Latino and Asian players, and a generation of players groomed for brute power both on the mound and at the plate. He also analyzes the behind-the-scenes revolution that brought in billions of dollars from a synergy of marketing and branding prowess, visionary media development, and fan-friendly ballparks abuzz with nonstop entertainment. The result is an entertaining and comprehensive tour of a game that, whatever its changes, always reflects American society and culture.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- The fraternity and its game
- A commercial spectacle
- The first professional teams
- The first professional leagues
- The players' revolt
- The great baseball war
- Baseball's coming of age
- The big fix
- The age of Ruth
- An age of dynasties
- Baseball's great experiment
- The last days of the old game
- Baseball in trouble
- The empowerment of the players
- The demise of dynasties
- The steroid era
- Baseball's new order.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780252050794
- 0252050797
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