{"product_id":"baseball-beyond-our-borders-9780803276826","title":"Baseball Beyond Our Borders","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCelebrates the globalization of baseball 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eBaseball Beyond Our Borders\u003c\/i\u003e] is comprehensive and engaging while it expands the horizons of our views about the international popularity and character of America's historic pastime.\"—Joseph L. Price, \u003ci\u003eAETHLON\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The editors have done a considerable service to the field of sport history by providing a collection that both can entertain and inform the general baseball fan and also spark ideas for further investigation by scholars.\"Craig A. Kaplowitz, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Sport History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It is curious and warming to see baseball as a national pastime of so many lands with such markedly different cultures. What a marvelously adaptive game, and what a splendid collection of essays!”—John Thorn, official historian of Major League Baseball\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“A feast for both the baseball scholar and the avid fan. [It is] a genuine window into history and culture.”—Lee Lowenfish, author of \u003ci\u003eBranch Rickey: Baseball's Ferocious Gentleman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e“This fascinating book is a must-read for everyone interested in the international game.”—Robert K. Fitts, author of \u003ci\u003eBanzai Babe Ruth \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A treasure trove of information.”—Trey Strecker, editor of \u003ci\u003eNINE: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e List of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Around the Horn\u003cbr\u003e George Gmelch and Daniel A. Nathan\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. The Americas\u003cbr\u003e 1. Cuba: The Curtain Begins to Fall\u003cbr\u003e Tim Wendel\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dominican Republic: From Paternalism to Parity\u003cbr\u003e Alan Klein\u003cbr\u003e 3. Puerto Rico: A Major League Stepping-Stone\u003cbr\u003e Franklin Otto and Thomas E. Van Hyning\u003cbr\u003e 4. Canada: Internationalizing America’s National Pastime\u003cbr\u003e Colin Howell\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mexico: Baseball’s Humble Beginnings to Budding Competitor\u003cbr\u003e Jorge Iber\u003cbr\u003e 6. Nicaragua: In Search of Diamonds\u003cbr\u003e Dan Gordon\u003cbr\u003e 7. Venezuela: The Passion and Politics of Baseball\u003cbr\u003e Arturo J. Marcano and David P. Fidler\u003cbr\u003e 8. Brazil: Baseball Is Popular, and the Players Are (Mainly) Japanese!\u003cbr\u003e Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, and Wayne Patterson\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Asia\u003cbr\u003e 9. Japan: “No Matter What Happens, Stand Up”\u003cbr\u003e Dan Gordon\u003cbr\u003e 10. Japan: Professional Baseball Enters the Twenty-First Century\u003cbr\u003e William W. Kelly\u003cbr\u003e 11. Korea: Straw Sandals and Strong Arms\u003cbr\u003e Joseph A. Reaves\u003cbr\u003e 12. China: A Century and a Half of Bat Ball\u003cbr\u003e Joseph A. Reaves\u003cbr\u003e 13. Taiwan: Baseball, Colonialism, Nationalism, and Other Inconceivable Things\u003cbr\u003e Andrew D. Morris\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. The Pacific\u003cbr\u003e 14. Australia: Baseball’s Curious Journey\u003cbr\u003e Rick Burton\u003cbr\u003e 15. Tasmania: Baseball Struggles to Survive\u003cbr\u003e George Gmelch\u003cbr\u003e 16. New Zealand: Baseball between British Traditions\u003cbr\u003e Greg Ryan\u003cbr\u003e Part 4. The Middle East\u003cbr\u003e 17. Israel: From the Desert to Jupiter . . . and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e William Ressler\u003cbr\u003e Part 5. Africa\u003cbr\u003e 18. South Africa: The Battle for Baseball\u003cbr\u003e Marizanne Grundlingh\u003cbr\u003e Part 6. Europe\u003cbr\u003e 19. Italy: No Hot Dogs in the Bleachers\u003cbr\u003e Peter Carino\u003cbr\u003e 20. Holland: An American Coaching \u003ci\u003eHonkbal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Harvey Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e 21. Great Britain: Baseball’s Battle for Respect in the Land of Cricket, Rugby, and Soccer\u003cbr\u003e Josh Chetwynd\u003cbr\u003e 22. Finland: \u003ci\u003ePesäpallo\u003c\/i\u003e, Baseball Finnish Style\u003cbr\u003e Mikko Hyvärinen\u003cbr\u003e Part 7. World Baseball Classic\u003cbr\u003e 23. The World Baseball Classic: Conflicts and Contradictions\u003cbr\u003e Robert Elias\u003cbr\u003e Afterword\u003cbr\u003e George Gmelch and Daniel A. Nathan\u003cbr\u003e Source Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405275734359,"sku":"9780803276826","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803276826.jpg?v=1730489394","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/baseball-beyond-our-borders-9780803276826","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}