Baseball Beyond Our Borders : An International Pastime / Edited by George Gmelch and Daniel A. Nathan

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Nathan, Daniel A., editor.

Gmelch, George, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Baseball--Cross-cultural studies.

Baseball.

Baseball--Social aspects.

Baseball players--History.

Baseball players.

Baseball--History.

Major League Baseball (Organization).

World Series (Baseball)--History.

World Series (Baseball).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

1st ed.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2017

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, Nebraska : University of Nebraska Press, 2017.

Summary:

"A collection of essays about baseball in other countries across the globe that explores a wide range of issues for each region"-- Provided by publisher.

"Baseball Beyond Our Borders celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport is played.This collection of essays tells the story of America's national pastime as it spread across the world and underwent instructive, entertaining, and sometimes quirky changes in the process. Covering nineteen countries and a U.S. territory, the contributors show how each country imported baseball, how baseballtook hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed, and what local and regional traits tell us about the sport's place in each culture. But what lies in store as baseball's passport fills up with far-flung stamps? Will the international migration of players homogenize baseball? What role will the World Baseball Classic play? These are just a few of the questions the authors pose"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Around the Horn

Part 1. The Americas

1. Cuba: The Curtain Begins to Fall

2. Dominican Republic: From Paternalism to Parity

3. Puerto Rico: A Major League Stepping-Stone

4. Canada: Internationalizing America's National Pastime

5. Mexico: Baseball's Humble Beginnings to Budding Competitor

Part 2. Asia

9. Japan: "No Matter What Happens, Stand Up"

10. Japan: Professional Baseball Enters the Twenty- First Century

11. Korea: Straw Sandals and Strong Arms

12. China: A Century and a Half of Bat Ball

13. Taiwan: Baseball, Colonialism, Nationalism, and Other Inconceivable Things

Part 3. The Pacific

14. Australia: Baseball's Curious Journey

15. Tasmania: Baseball Struggles to Survive

16. New Zealand: Baseball between British Traditions

Part 4. The Middle East

17. Israel: From the Desert to Jupiter . . . and Beyond

Part 5. Africa

18. South Africa: The Battle for Baseball

Part 6. Europe

19. Italy: No Hot Dogs in the Bleachers

20. Holland: An American Coaching Honkbal

21. Great Britain: Baseball's Battle for Respect in the Land of Cricket, Rugby, and Soccer

22. Finland: Pesäpallo, Baseball Finnish Style

Part 7. World Baseball Classic

23. The World Baseball Classic: Conflicts and Contradictions

Afterword

Source Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4962-0103-5

1-4962-0105-1

OCLC:

969973823