2010, ISBN: 9781595581952

New York: The New Press, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiii, [1], 418 pages. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor scuff on fep. Rob… More...

New York: The New Press, 2010. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. xiii, [1], 418 pages. Notes. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Minor scuff on fep. Robert Elias has taught in the Politics Department at University of San Francisco (USF) since 1989. He founded the USF Legal Studies and the Peace & Justice Studies programs, and now coordinates the Legal Studies, Criminal Justice Studies, and the 4+3 Law programs. He teaches in the Honors Humanities and the BA/MA in International Studies programs. He's a Pre-Law Advisory Program member and advises the Student Pre-Law Society. Elias has taught previously at Tufts University in Boston and France, the University of California-Berkeley, Penn State University, and the University of Maryland in College Park and Europe. He's been a researcher with the International Institute of Human Rights (Strasbourg), the Graduate Institute of International Studies (Geneva), Oxfam America (Boston), the Institute for Defense & Disarmament Studies (Cambridge), and the Vera Institute of Justice (New York). Elias comes from a Czech and Irish-Catholic working class family in New York City. He is the Editor of the transnational journal Peace Review. He is also Associate Editor of New Political Science, the Encyclopedia of Peace, Violence & Conflict, and the International Review of Victimology. It's our game. . . America's game: it has the snap, go, fling of the American atmosphere--belongs as much to our institutions, fits into them as significantly as our Constitution's laws, is just as important in the sum total of our historic life. --WALT WHITMAN SPEAKING ABOUT BASEBALL Is the face of American baseball throughout the world that of goodwill ambassador or ugly American? Has baseball crafted its own image or instead been at the mercy of broader forces shaping our society and the globe? The Empire Strikes Out gives us the sweeping story of how baseball and America are intertwined in the export of "the American way." From the Civil War to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, we see baseball's role in developing the American empire, first at home and then beyond our shores. And from Albert Spalding and baseball's first World Tour to Bud Selig and the World Baseball Classic, we witness the globalization of America's national pastime and baseball's role in spreading the American dream. Besides describing baseball's frequent and often surprising connections to America's presence around the world, Elias assesses the effects of this relationship both on our foreign policies and on the sport itself and asks whether baseball can play a positive role or rather only reinforce America's dominance around the globe. Like Franklin Foer in How Soccer Explains the World, Elias is driven by compelling stories, unusual events, and unique individuals. His seamless integration of original research and compelling analysis makes this a baseball book that's about more than just sports. Several index references to Theodore Roosevelt. Additional references to other American presidents, The New Press, 2010<

ISBN: 1595581952

From the Civil War to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, baseball's had a role in developing the American empire. From Albert Spalding and baseball's first World Tour to Bud Selig and the W… More...

From the Civil War to George W. Bush and the Iraq War, baseball's had a role in developing the American empire. From Albert Spalding and baseball's first World Tour to Bud Selig and the World Baseball Classic, the globalization of America's national pastime and baseball's role in spreading the American dream is evident. Besides describing baseball's frequent and often surprising connections to America's presence around the world, Elias assesses the effects of this relationship both in US foreign policies and on the sport itself. americas,baseball,diplomacy,history,history of sports,international and world politics,miscellaneous,politics and government,politics and social sciences,popular culture Baseball, New Press, The<

2010, ISBN: 9781595581952

2010-01-01. Good. Ships with Tracking Number! INTERNATIONAL WORLDWIDE Shipping available. May not contain Access Codes or Supplements. May be ex-library. Shipping & Handling b… More...

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