The quality of home runs
Subtitle: the passion, politics, and language of Cuban baseball
By: Thomas F. Carter.
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Durham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780822342533; 9780822342762
Subjects: Baseball -- Cuba; Baseball -- Social aspects -- Cuba
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the theoretical "stretching" of sport and the state; title: Baseball and the language of contention; title: Circling the base paths : baseball, migration, and the Cuban nation; title: The spectacle of and for Cuba; title: The state in play : the politics of Cuba's national sport; title: Fans, rivalries, and the play of Cuba; title: Talking a good game; title: The qualities of Cubanidad : calidad and lucha in baseball; title: Conclusion : touching 'em all : recalling and recounting home runs.