Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture

by Edward J. Rielly

"Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture" looks at American society through the prism of its favorite pastime, discussing not only the game itself but a variety of topics with significance beyond the diamond. Its 269 entries, which vary in length from two hundred to twenty-five hundred words, explore the game s intersection with race, gender, art, drug abuse, entertainment, business, gambling, movies, and the shift from rural to urban society.Filled...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803290055
• ISBN13: 9780803290051
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"