Baseball and rhetorics of purity: the national pastime and American identity during the war on terror
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1. Verfasser: Butterworth, Michael L. (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Press ©2010
Schriftenreihe:Rhetoric, culture, and social critique
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-227) and index
Introduction: Rhetoric and the American game -- Ritual in the "church of baseball" : performing patriotism at the ballpark -- "Baseball as America" : nostalgia and public memory through the national pastime -- Purifying the body politic : steroids and the rhetorical cleansing of baseball -- Headed for home : bringing baseball back to the nation's capital -- Making the world safe for baseball : American mission and the World Baseball Classic -- Conclusion: Reconstituting the national pastime
Baseball has long been considered America's "national pastime," touted variously as a healthy diversion, a symbol of national unity, and a model of democratic inclusion. But, according to Michael Butterworth, such favorable rhetoric belies baseball's complicity in the rhetorical construction of a world defined by good and evil. Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball's role in the reconstruction
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ISBN:0817383972
9780817383978

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