Format:
Online-Ressource (xx, 362 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780520251434
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0520236467
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9780520236462
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0520251431
Series Statement:
American crossroads 23
Content:
Although largely ignored by historians of both baseball in general and the Negro leagues in particular, Latinos have been a significant presence in organized baseball from the beginning. In this benchmark study on Latinos and professional baseball from the 1880s to the present, Adrian Burgos tells a compelling story of the men who negotiated the color line at every turn-passing as "Spanish" in the major leagues or seeking respect and acceptance in the Negro leagues. Burgos draws on archival materials from the U.S., Cuba, and Puerto Rico, as well as Spanish- and English-language publications an
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-344) and index
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Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Latinos Play America's Game; PART ONE THE RISE OF AMERICA'S GAME AND THE COLOR LINE; 1 A National Game Emerges; 2 Early Maneuvers; 3 Holding the Line; PART TWO LATINOS AND THE RACIAL DIVIDE; 4 Baseball Should Follow the Flag; 5 "Purest Bars of Castilian Soap"; 6 Making Cuban Stars; 7 Becoming Cuban Senators; 8 Playing in the World Jim Crow Made; PART THREE BEYOND INTEGRATION; 9 Latinos and Baseball's Integration; 10 Troubling the Waters; 11 Latinos and Baseball's Global Turn; 12 Saying It Is So-sa!
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Conclusion: Still Playing America's GameAppendix: Pioneering Latinos; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520251434
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Playing America's Game : Baseball, Latinos, and the Color Line
Language:
English
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