Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game

by Robert K. Fitts

Book Overview

Remembering Japanese Baseball: An Oral History of the Game transports us onto diamonds and into dugouts on the other side of the globe, where the vigorous sportsmanship of the game and the impassioned devotion of its fans transcend cultural and geographic borders and prove that baseball is fast becoming an international pastime.

Called Yakyu, baseball has been played in Japan since the 1890s but has only recently gained...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809326302
• ISBN13: 9780809326303
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"