{"product_id":"pitching-democracy-9781477326763","title":"Pitching Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Dominicans contribute to Major League Baseball and what they receive in return.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Juan Marichal and Pedro Martínez to Albert Pujols and Juan Soto, Dominicans have long been among Major League Baseball’s best. How did this small Caribbean nation become a hothouse of baseball talent? To many fans, the answer is both obvious and disconcerting: pro teams use their riches to develop talent abroad, creating opportunities for superhuman athletes and corrupt officials, while the rest of the population sees little benefit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Yet this interpretation of history is incomplete. April Yoder traces how baseball has empowered Dominicans in their struggles for democracy and social justice. While the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo saw the sport as a means of cementing its power at home and abroad, the Dominican people fashioned an emancipated civic sphere by seeing their potential for democratic success in their compatriots’ baseball success. Later,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnriched by Yoder’s passion for the sport and extensive knowledge of Cold War Latin American politics, this is a detailed study of the links between sport and social change. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction. Baseball, Democracy, and Latin America in the Cold War \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1. \u003ci\u003eMens sana in corpore sano\u003c\/i\u003e: Baseball and Trujillista Politics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2. Politics at the Plate: The Threat of Communism and the Showcase for Democracy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3. Criticizing Baseball, Debating Democracy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4. \u003ci\u003eAsí se hace Patria\u003c\/i\u003e: Baseball and the Bloodless Revolution \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5. Sliding into Third: The Cibao Summer League and Baseball as Development \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6. Making the Majors: The Baseball Industry and Dominican Democracy \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Conclusion \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408962953559,"sku":"9781477326763","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781477326763.jpg?v=1730504880","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pitching-democracy-9781477326763","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}