About the Author

Alan M. Klein is professor of sociology and anthropology, Northeastern University. He is author of Sugarball: The American Game, The Dominican Dream, published by Yale University Press; and Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos. He lives in Boston.

Reviews

"A superb inside look at how the national pastime has reinvented itself. Alan Klein's writing is engaging and his research is top-notch. His efforts remind me of that Johnny Cash song. When it comes to the globalization of baseball, Klein has been 'everywhere.'"-Tim Wendel, author of The New Face of Baseball: The One-Hundred-Year Rise and Triumph of Latinos in America's Favorite Sport -- Tim Wendel "This is an excellent book, from a first rate scholar who combines theoretical and empirical insights to produce an engaging look into the development of baseball across the globe."-Joseph Maguire, author of Power and Global Sport -- Joseph Maguire "Klein enters an important and exciting area of research and is the first to focus on the globalization of baseball. Growing the Game will be a landmark contribution."-Milton Jamail, author of Full Count: Inside Cuban Baseball -- Milton Jamail