{"product_id":"the-quality-of-home-runs-9780822342762","title":"The Quality of Home Runs","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. This work contends that when they are analyzing and debating plays, teams, and athletes, Cubans are exchanging ideas not just about baseball but also about Cuba and cubanidad, or what it means to be Cuban. It explores the interconnections between baseball and Cuban identity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Quality of Home Runs\u003c\/i\u003e offers engaging and provocative perspectives on socialism, nationalism, masculinity, and the embodiment and poetics of sport in Cuba, all seen from the vantage point of the stadium stands and the streets of Havana. Thomas F. Carter’s emphasis on themes such as spectacle, social drama, struggle, and discipline of both players and fans, on and off the field, builds a persuasive analysis of changing notions of what it means to be Cuban.”—\u003cb\u003eThomas M. Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e, Binghamton University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface: Entering the Field vii\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. The Theoretical \"Stretching:\" of Sport and the State 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Baseball and the Language of Contention 17\u003cbr\u003e 2. Circling the Base Paths: Baseball, Migration, and the Cuban Nation 36\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Spectacle of and for Cuba 63\u003cbr\u003e 4. The State in Play: The Politics of Cuba's National Sport 89\u003cbr\u003e 5. Fans, Rivalries, and the Play of Cuba 111\u003cbr\u003e 6. Talking a Good Game 136\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Qualities of \u003ci\u003eCubanidad\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eCalidad\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLucha\u003c\/i\u003e in Baseball 159\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Touching 'Em All: Recalling and Recounting Home Runs 183\u003cbr\u003e Notes 203\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 213\u003cbr\u003e Index 231\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406052335959,"sku":"9780822342762","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822342762.jpg?v=1730494369","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-quality-of-home-runs-9780822342762","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}