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""the fans are wise beyond imagining and Freedman distills that wisdom with a loving care for the game"" Sports Collectors Digest

Table of Contents
Table of Contents:
  • Preface 1
  • Introduction 3
  • 1 Moral Landscape, Mentor, Proof 37
  • 2 Striving for Excellence and Perfection 69
  • 3 Empowerment 87
  • 4 The Contained Aesthetic Object, the Mirroring Work of Art 110
  • 5 Not Just Fathers and Sons 127
  • 6 A Sense of Belonging 145
  • 7 Identification 172
  • 8 Formation of Identity and Character 198
  • 9 Rescue, Fun, and All the Rest: A Concluding Miscellany 216
  • Epilogue 233
  • Bibliography 243
  • Index 249

More Than a Pastime An Oral History of Baseball Fans

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 9/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786493814, 978-0786493814
      ISBN10: 078649381X

      Description



      Trade Review
      unique...excellent"" Choice

      ""the fans are wise beyond imagining and Freedman distills that wisdom with a loving care for the game"" Sports Collectors Digest

      Table of Contents
      Table of Contents:
      • Preface 1
      • Introduction 3
      • 1 Moral Landscape, Mentor, Proof 37
      • 2 Striving for Excellence and Perfection 69
      • 3 Empowerment 87
      • 4 The Contained Aesthetic Object, the Mirroring Work of Art 110
      • 5 Not Just Fathers and Sons 127
      • 6 A Sense of Belonging 145
      • 7 Identification 172
      • 8 Formation of Identity and Character 198
      • 9 Rescue, Fun, and All the Rest: A Concluding Miscellany 216
      • Epilogue 233
      • Bibliography 243
      • Index 249

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