Table of Contents

Introduction: Around the Horn - George GmelchPart 1. Asia1. Japan: Changing of the Guard in High School Baseball - Dan Gordon; 2. Japan: The Hanshin Tigers and Japanese Professional Baseball - William W. Kelly; 3. China: Silk Gowns and Gold Gloves - Joseph A. Reaves; 4. Taiwan: Baseball, Colonialism, and Nationalism - Andrew Morris; 5. Korea: Straw Sandals and Strong Arms - Joseph A. ReavesPart 2. The Americas6. Dominican Republic: Forging an International Industry - Alan Klein; 7. Cuba: Behind the Curtain - Tim Wendel; 8. Cuba: Community, Fans, and Ballplayers - Thomas Carter; 9. Puerto Rico: A Major League Steppingstone - Thomas E. Van Hyning and Franklin Otto; 10. Nicaragua: In Search of Diamonds - Dan Gordon; 11. Brazil: Baseball Is Popular, and the Players Are Japanese! - Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, and Wayne Patterson; 12. Canada: Internationalizing America's National Pastime - Colin HowellPart 3. Europe13. Italy: No Hotdogs in the Bleachers - Peter Carino; 14. Holland: An American - Coaching Honkbal - Harvey Shapiro; 15. Great Britain: Baseball's Battle for Respect in the Land of Cricket, Rugby, and Soccer - Josh ChetwyndPart 4. The Pacific16. Australia: Baseball Down Under - Joseph ClarkAfterword: Is Baseball Really Global? - George Gmelch

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A collection of original essays about baseball in other cultures, notably Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Pacific.

About the Author

George Gmelch is Roger Thayer Stone Professor of Anthropology at Union College in Schenectady, New York. He is the author of nine books, including Inside Pitch: Life inside Professional Baseball and In the Ballpark: The Working Lives of Baseball People, both available in Bison Books editions. For three seasons in the 1960s, Gmelch played in the minor leagues; he has also played professionally outside the United States for several seasons.

Contributors include Carlos Azzoni, Tales Azzoni, Peter Carino, Thomas Carter, Josh Chetwynd, Joseph Clark, Dan Gordon, Colin Howell, William W. Kelly, Alan Klein, Andrew Morris, Franklin Otto, Wayne Patterson, Joseph A. Reaves, Harvey Shapiro, Thomas E. Van Hyning, and Tim Wendell.