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9780803271258
A televised baseball game from Puerto Rico, Japan, or even Cuba might look a lot like the North American game. This book looks at how the game was imported - how it took hold and developed, how it is organised, played, and followed - and what these local and regional trends say about the sport's place in particular cultures.Gmelch, George is the author of 'Baseball Without Borders The International Pastime', published 2006 under ISBN 9780803271258 and ISBN 0803271255.
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