| Baseball and Country Music Contributor(s): Cusic, Don (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879728582 ISBN-13: 9780879728588 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 Annotation: The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Baseball - History - Music | Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 796.357 |
| LCCN: 2003007235 |
| Series: Ray and Pat Browne Books (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.58 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The histories of baseball and country music ran in parallel tracks through most of the twentieth century. America's sport and America's music moved from the fringes to the mainstream, gaining exposure and building heroes, first via radio broadcasts and then on the television screen. Both evolved with American society through wartime, the Civil Rights movement, and into the age of multimillion dollar superstars. Don Cusic offers an engaging and insightful analysis that addresses race, gender, class, ethnicity, business practices and marketing, performance, media, and the cult of celebrity. |