| You Gotta Have Wa Revised Edition Contributor(s): Whiting, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307455971 ISBN-13: 9780307455970 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $17.10 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2009 Annotation: An important element in Japanese baseball is wa--group harmony--embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down." But what if the nail is a visiting American player? Here's a look at Japanese baseball, as seen by baffled Americans |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2009294904 |
| Series: Vintage Departures |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.18" W x 8.04" (0.86 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A hilarious, informative, and riveting account of Japanese baseball and the cultural clashes that ensued when Americans began playing there professionally. In Japan, baseball is a way of life. It is a philosophy. It is besuboru. Its most important element is wa--group harmony--embodied in the proverb "The nail that sticks up shall be hammered down." In this witty and incisive book, Robert Whiting gives us a close-up look at besuboru's teams, obsessive ritualism, and history, as seen through the eyes of American players who found the Japanese approach--rigorous pregame practices, the tolerance for tie games, injured pitchers encouraged to "pitch through the pain"--completely baffling. With vivid accounts of East meeting West, involving Babe Ruth, Ichiro Suzuki, Bobby Valentine, Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh, and many others, this lively and completely unique book is an utter gem and baseball classic. |