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

Riess, Steven A. (editor)

ISBN 10: 0252067754 / ISBN 13: 9780252067754

Edité par University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL, 1999

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Highlighting to approx. 7 pages, else text clean & bright; binding tight; minor wear to covers. 308 pages. Illustrated.

N° de réf. du vendeur S61-036145

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era
• Éditeur: University of Illinois Press, Urbana, IL
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0252067754
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780252067754
• Reliure: Soft Cover
• État de l'article: Good

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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.

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.