Baseball beyond our borders: an international pastime

Synopsis

A Collection Of Essays About Baseball In Other Countries Across The Globe That Explores A Wide Range Of Issues For Each Region-- Introduction: Around The Horn / George Gmelch And Daniel A. Nathan -- Pt. 1. The Americas -- Cuba: The Curtain Begins To Fall / Tim Wendel -- Dominican Republic: From Paternalism To Parity / Alan Klein -- Puerto Rico: A Major League Stepping-stone / Franklin Otto And Thomas E. Van Hyning -- Canada: Internationalizing America's National Pastime / Colin Howell -- Mexico: Baseball's Humble Begninnings To Budding Competitor / Jorge Iber -- Nicaragua: In Search Of Diamonds / Dan Gordon -- Venezuela: The Passion And Politics Of Baseball / Arturo J. Marcano And David P. Fidler -- Brazil: Baseball Is Popular, And The Players Are (mainly) Japanese! / Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, And Wayne Patterson -- Pt. 2. Asia -- Japan: No Matter What Happens, Stand Up / Dan Gordon -- Japan: Professional Baseball Enters The Twenty-first Century / William W. Kelly -- Korea: Straw Sandals And Strong Arms / Joseph A. Reaves -- China: A Century And A Half Of Bat Ball / Joseph A. Reaves -- Taiwan: Baseball, Colonialism, Nationalism, And Other Inconceivable Things / Andrew D. Morris -- Pt. 3. The Pacific -- Australia: Baseball's Curious Journey / Rick Burton -- Tasmania: Baseball Struggles To Survive / George Gmelch -- New Zealand: Baseball Between British Traditions / Greg Ryan -- Pt. 4. The Middle East -- Israel: From The Desert To Jupiter...and Beyond / William Ressler -- Pt. 5. Africa -- South Africa: The Battle For Baseball / Marizanne Grundlingh -- Pt. 6. Europe -- Italy: No Hot Dogs In The Bleachers / Peter Carino -- Holland: An American Coaching Honkbal / Harvey Shapiro -- Great Britain: Baseball's Battle For Respect In The Land Of Cricket, Rugby, And Soccer / Josh Chetwynd -- Finland: Pesäpallo, Baseball Finnish Style / Mikko Hyvärinen -- Pt. 7. World Baseball Classic -- The World Baseball Classic: Conflict And Contradictions / Robert Elias -- Afterword / George Gmelch And Daniel A. Nathan. Edited By George Gmelch And Daniel A. Nathan. Lccn On Tp Verso Is 2016962073. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.