Baseball and Cultural Heritage by Gregory Ramshaw (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Baseball and Cultural Heritage by Gregory Ramshaw, Sean Gammon Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Baseballs past has been lauded, romanticized, and idealized, and much has been written about both the sport and its history. This is the first volume to explore the understudied side of baseball - how its heritage is understood, interpreted, commodified, and performed for various purposes today. Publisher Description Theinfluence of baseball heritage in society and culture Baseballspast has been lauded, romanticized, and idealized, and much has been writtenabout both the sport and its history. This is the first volume to explore theunderstudied side of baseball—how its heritage is understood, interpreted,commodified, and performed for various purposes today. Theseessays reveal how baseballs heritage can be a source of great enjoyment andinspiration, tracing its influence on constructed environments, such asstadiums and monuments, and food and popular culture. The contributors discusshow its heritage can be used to address social, political, and economic aimsand agendas and can reveal tensions about whose past is remembered and whose islaid aside. Contributors address race and racism in the sport, representations ofwomen in baseball, ballparks as repositories for baseballs heritage, and therole of museums in generating the games heritage narrative. Providingperspectives on the social impact and influence of baseball in the UnitedStates, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, the Caribbean, and the UnitedKingdom, Baseball and Cultural Heritageshows how the performance of baseball heritage can reflect the culture andheritage of a nation. A volumein the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Paul A. Shackel Author Biography Gregory Ramshaw, professor ofparks, recreation, and tourism management at Clemson University, is the authorof Heritage and Sport: An Introduction. Sean Gammon, a reader in leisure and tourism management at the University of Central Lancashire, is the coeditor of Heritage and the Olympics: People, Place and Performance. Details ISBN 0813069408 ISBN-13 9780813069401 Title Baseball and Cultural Heritage Author Gregory Ramshaw, Sean Gammon Format Hardcover Year 2022 Pages 278 Publisher University Press of Florida GE_Item_ID:136545675; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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