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This insightful collection documents Latinos in baseball from an interdisciplinary perspective.
From the late, great Roberto Clemente, to Giants legend Juan Marichal to Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, the Alou brothers, and many, many more, Latinos continue to make their mark on baseball. Béisbol takes an interdisciplinary look at this phenomenon, examining the impact of Latino players on the game and all that surrounds it, as well as baseball's impact on Latino players and fans.
Under the expert guidance of Ilan Stavans, the book collects essays and literary pieces that offer a wide-range of assessments, from the personal to the academic, exploring the sport from historical, sociological, athletic, religious, and gender-building perspectives. Combining scholarly and literary views, Béisbol promotes a comprehensive understanding of the game as both an athletic activity and an entertainment form among Latinos in the Spanish-speaking world and the United States.
Table of Contents
Introduction by Ilan Stavans
Latinizing the "National Pastime"
Alan M. Klein
The Globalization of Baseball: A Latin American Perspective
Angel Vargas
Latinos and Baseball's Integration
Adrian Burgos, Jr.
Playing Ball in a Black and White "Field of Dreams": Afro-Caribbean Ballplayers in the Negro Leagues, 1910–1950
Adrian Burgos, Jr.
Roberto Clemente: Images, Identity, and Legacy
Samuel O. Regalado
"Latin Players on the Cheap": Professional Baseball Recruitment in Latin America and the Neocolonialist Tradition
Samuel O. Regalado
Three Kings Day in Consuelo: Cricket, Baseball, and the Cocolos in San Pedro de Macorís
Rob Ruck
Select Bibliography
Index
About the Editor and Contributors
Product details
| Published | 06 Jan 2012 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 152 |
| ISBN | 9780313375149 |
| Imprint | Greenwood |
| Series | The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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