Stealing lives :: the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /

While some Latin American superstars have overcome a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place a...

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1. Verfasser: Marcano Guevara, Arturo J., 1968-
Weitere Verfasser: Fidler, David P.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2002.
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Zusammenfassung:While some Latin American superstars have overcome a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place as baseball becomes a globalized business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate basic human rights.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations, map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-245) and index.
ISBN:9780253109569
0253109566
9781282071889
1282071882
9786612071881
6612071885
0253109507
9780253109507

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