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Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era - Couverture souple

Riess, Steven A.

 
9780252067754: Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0252067754 ISBN 13 : 9780252067754
Editeur : University of Illinois Press, 1999

Synopsis

The revised and expanded edition of Touching Base examines the myths, realities, symbols, and rituals of America's national pastime. Steven Riess details the relationships among urban politics, communities, and baseball while exploring how Progressive Era sensibilities shaped debates over issues like Sunday games, ballpark construction, and promotion of the games. Focusing on Atlanta, New York, and Chicago, Riess looks at all the participants--from spectators to owners to players--in analyzing how baseball both influenced and mirrored broader society.

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À propos de l'auteur

Steven A. Riess is the former Bernard Brommel Distinguished Research Professor in the Department of History at Northeastern Illinois University. His books include City Games: The Evolution of American Urban Society and the Rise of Sports and The Sport of Kings and the Kings of Crime: Horse Racing, Politics, and Organized Crime in New York 1865-1913.

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Éditeur
University of Illinois Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0252067754
ISBN 13 
9780252067754
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
328
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Personne responsable
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