Description |
252 p. : 1 map. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index. |
Contents |
The "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Papa, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies. |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Quiroz, Alexis.
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Major League Baseball (Organization) -- Corrupt practices.
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Baseball players -- Recruiting -- Latin America.
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Baseball players -- Abuse of -- Latin America.
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Discrimination in sports -- United States.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Fidler, David P.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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ISBN |
0253341914 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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