Baseball and american society: how a game reflects the american experience
Auteur :
DeMotte, Charles
Éditeur :
Cognella, Inc
ISBN :
9781621315797
Date de publication :
30 janv. 2014
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,7 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
525 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Fresh and innovative, this anthology takes the great American pastime and uses it as a lens through which to view history and society. The book offers a critical examination of American society, primarily from the Civil War to the present. The first part of the text is devoted to historical background; the second part focuses specifically on major events and trends in the evolution of baseball.