Baseball
a history of america's game
$56.58
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
29 October 2018
Summary
In this fourth edition, Benjamin G. Rader updates the text with a portrait of baseball’s new order. He charts an on-the-field game transformed by analytics, an influx of Latino and Asian players, and a generation of players groomed for brute power both on the mound and at the plate. He also analyzes the behind-the-scenes revolution that brought in billions of dollars from a synergy of marketing and branding prowess, visionary media development, and fan-friendly ballparks abuzz with nonstop en…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780252083747 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0252083741 |
| Series: | Sport and Society |
| Author: | Benjamin G. Rader |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Edition: | 4th |
| Release Date: | 29 October 2018 |
| Weight: | 567g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for earlier editions: “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.”–Washington Post Book World “Baseball reflects Rader’s firm grasp of the best and latest scholarship and his insightful understanding of American sport history.”–Sporting News
About The Author
Benjamin G. Rader
Benjamin G. Rader is James L. Sellers Professor of History at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and the author of American Sports: From the Age of Folk Games to the Age of Televised Sports.
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