The quality of home runs: the passion, politics, and language of Cuban baseball

Introduction : the theoretical "stretching" of sport and the state -- Baseball and the language of contention -- Circling the base paths : baseball, migration, and the Cuban nation -- The spectacle of and for Cuba -- The state in play : the politics of Cuba's national sport -- Fans, r...

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1. Verfasser: Carter, Thomas F. 1967- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Durham Duke University Press 2008
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Zusammenfassung:Introduction : the theoretical "stretching" of sport and the state -- Baseball and the language of contention -- Circling the base paths : baseball, migration, and the Cuban nation -- The spectacle of and for Cuba -- The state in play : the politics of Cuba's national sport -- Fans, rivalries, and the play of Cuba -- Talking a good game -- The qualities of Cubanidad : calidad and lucha in baseball -- Conclusion : touching 'em all : recalling and recounting home runs
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:xvi, 239 p ill
ISBN:9780822381426
0822381427

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