Baseball: A History of America's Game (Illinois History of Sports) - Tapa blanda

Libro 23 de 30: Sport and Society

Rader, Benjamin G.

 
9780252070136: Baseball: A History of America's Game (Illinois History of Sports)
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ISBN 10: 0252070135 ISBN 13: 9780252070136
Editorial: University of Illinois Press, 2002

Sinopsis

In this second edition of his lively, compact history of America's game - widely recognized as the best of its kind - Benjamin G Rader expands his scope to include commentary on baseball in the 1990s: the building of retroparks, the return of the Yankees, the dizzying race for new home-run records, and other topics.

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Críticas

"Rader aims at giving his readers a framework of understanding; for those seeking deeper analysis, his bibliography makes suggestions. Even when arrayed against the rich competition created by recent publications, this title may still be the best brief history on offer." -- Choice "Compact, readable yet scholarly... New material on the subjects [Rader] calls 'The Empowerment of the Players,' 'The Demise of the Dynasties,' as well as the hitting barrage, the Latino invasion, the erection of retroparks and the history of the 90s." -- Richard B. Allen, CBA Record "An updated (through the 1999 season) version of his single-volume history of baseball, which includes a fine bibliographical essay." -- Scripps Howard News Service "An updated (through the 1999 season) version of [Rader's] excellent single-volume of baseball, which includes a fine bibliographical essay." -- The Sacramento Bee ADVANCE PRAISE "A grand slam... An entertaining, insightful history of the national pastime set within the context of major issues in American society... By far the finest one-volume history of America's game ever written." -- Larry R. Gerlach, author of The Men in Blue: Conversations with Umpires REVIEWS FROM FIRST EDITION "The best single-volume history of the sport... Tackles the business and organizational evolution of the professional game, while not losing sight of how it was played on the field." -- Warren Goldstein, Washington Post Book World "The search for a good compact history of baseball is over. This work, thoughtfully constructed to locate the national pastime within a rich social and economic context, is a model of historical synthesis... This reviewer does not know of a better history of baseball." -- Choice "Rich in detail, analysis, and insight ... Rader's slim book is a welcome addition to [baseball] literature." -- Jim Harper, Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Social Policy Perspectives "Baseball reflects Rader's firm grasp of the best and latest scholarship and his insightful understanding of American sport history." -- Steve Gietschier, Sporting News

Reseña del editor

In this second edition of his lively, compact history of America's game - widely recognized as the best of its kind - Benjamin G Rader expands his scope to include commentary on baseball in the 1990s: the building of retroparks, the return of the Yankees, the dizzying race for new home-run records, and other topics.

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Editorial
University of Illinois Press
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0252070135
ISBN 13 
9780252070136
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
2
Número de páginas
312
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
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9780252083747: Baseball: A History of America's Game (Sport and Society)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0252083741 ISBN 13:  9780252083747
Editorial: University of Illinois Press, 2018
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