Beisbol - The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization - Ilan Stavans - Books - ABC-CLIO - 9780313375132 - January 6, 2012
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Beisbol - The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization

Ilan Stavans

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Beisbol - The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization

This insightful collection documents Latinos in baseball from an interdisciplinary perspective. From the late, great Roberto Clemente, to Giants legend Juan Marichal to Pedro Martinez, Manny Ramirez, Sammy Sosa, Alex Rodriguez, the Alou brothers, and many, many more, Latinos continue to make their mark on baseball.


Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Series Foreword / Ilan Stavans -- Introduction / Ilan Stavans -- Latinizing the National Pastime / Alan M. Klein -- The Globalization of Baseball: A Latin American Perspective / Angel Vargas -- Latinos and Baseball's Integration / Adrian Burgos, Jr. -- Playing Ball in a Black and White Field of Dreams: Afro-Caribbean Ballplayers in the Negro Leagues, 1910-1950 / Adrian Burgos, Jr. -- Roberto Clemente: Images, Identity, and Legacy / Samuel O. Regalado -- Latin Players on the Cheap: Professional Baseball Recruitment in Latin America and the Neocolonialist Tradition / Saniuel O. Regalado -- Three Kings Day in Consuelo: Cricket, Baseball, and the Cocolos in San Pedro de Macoris / Rob Ruck -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors. Publisher Marketing: This insightful collection documents Latinos in baseball from an interdisciplinary perspective. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 49 (EAN 9780313375132, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Stavans, Ilan Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and The United States of Mestizo. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature.

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 6, 2012
ISBN13 9780313375132
Publishers ABC-CLIO
Genre Interdisciplinary Studies > Hispanic / Latino Studies
Pages 133
Dimensions 155 × 236 × 15 mm   ·   430 g
Editor Stavans, Ilan

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