| Touching Base: Professional Baseball and American Culture in the Progressive Era Rev Edition Contributor(s): Riess, Steven A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252067754 ISBN-13: 9780252067754 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $23.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1999 Annotation: Now revised and expanded, Touching Base examines the myths as well as the realities, symbols, and rituals of "America's favorite pastime". Steven Riess details the relationships among urban politics, communities, and baseball, exploring how debates over issues such as Sunday games, ballpark construction, and the promotion of the game were shaped by Progressive Era sensibilities. Focusing on Atlanta, New York, and Chicago, Riess analyzes the spectators, owners, and players to evaluate how baseball both influenced and mirrored broader society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 98-58018 |
| Series: Sport and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.01" W x 9.02" (1.18 lbs) 328 pages |
| Themes: - Demographic Orientation - Urban |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discusses the ideology of baseball, professional baseball and urban politics, politics, ballparks, and the neighborhoods, social reform, and baseball as a source of social mobility. |