{"product_id":"baseball-and-cultural-heritage","title":"Baseball and Cultural Heritage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\ninfluence of baseball heritage in society and culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBaseball’s\npast has been lauded, romanticized, and idealized, and much has been written\nabout both the sport and its history. This is the first volume to explore the\nunderstudied side of baseball—how its heritage is understood, interpreted,\ncommodified, and performed for various purposes today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese\nessays reveal how baseball’s heritage can be a source of great enjoyment and\ninspiration, tracing its influence on constructed environments, such as\nstadiums and monuments, and food and popular culture. The contributors discuss\nhow its heritage can be used to address social, political, and economic aims\nand agendas and can reveal tensions about whose past is remembered and whose is\nlaid aside. Contributors address race and racism in the sport, representations of\nwomen in baseball, ballparks as repositories for baseball’s heritage, and the\nrole of museums in generating the game’s heritage narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding\nperspectives on the social impact and influence of baseball in the United\nStates, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United\nKingdom, \u003ci\u003eBaseball and Cultural Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e\nshows how the performance of baseball heritage can reflect the culture and\nheritage of a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA volume\nin the series Cultural Heritage Studies, edited by Paul A. Shackel\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55805578346840,"sku":"9780813069401","price":84.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780813069401_5388355c-b238-43c7-b580-b77e5a78e60e.jpg?v=1777804261","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/baseball-and-cultural-heritage","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}