{"product_id":"baseball-beyond-our-borders-an-international-pastime-paperback","title":"Baseball Beyond Our Borders: An International Pastime - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Gmelch\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDaniel A. Nathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBaseball Beyond Our Borders\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the globalization of the game while highlighting the different histories and cultures of the nations in which the sport is played.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This collection of essays tells the story of America's national pastime as it has spread across the world and undergone instructive, entertaining, and sometimes quirky changes in the process. Covering nineteen countries and a U.S. territory, the contributors show how each country imported baseball, how baseball took hold and developed, how it is organized, played, and followed, and what local and regional traits tell us about the sport's place in each culture. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e But what lies in store as baseball's passport fills up with far-flung stamps? Will the international migration of players homogenize baseball? What role will the World Baseball Classic play? These are just a few of the questions the authors pose.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Gmelch\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor of anthropology at the University of San Francisco and Union College in upstate New York. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including \u003cem\u003ePlaying with Tigers: A Minor League Chronicle of the Sixties \u003c\/em\u003e(Nebraska, 2016). \u003cstrong\u003eDaniel A. Nathan\u003c\/strong\u003e is a professor and chair of American studies at Skidmore College. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eRooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity\u003c\/em\u003e and past president of the North American Society for Sport History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Gmelch\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of anthropology at the University of San Francisco and Union College in upstate New York. He is the author or editor of thirteen books, including \u003ci\u003ePlaying with Tigers: A Minor League Chronicle of the Sixties \u003c\/i\u003e(Nebraska, 2016). \u003cb\u003eDaniel A. Nathan\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor and chair of American studies at Skidmore College. He is the editor of \u003ci\u003eRooting for the Home Team: Sport, Community, and Identity\u003c\/i\u003e and past president of the North American Society for Sport History.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761347985696,"sku":"9780803276826","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7fb773756178e747f9ab9d0891380df1.webp?v=1780205175","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/baseball-beyond-our-borders-an-international-pastime-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}