The Cooperstown Symposium On Baseball And American Culture 2015 2016

Download or read book The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2015-2016 written by William M. Simons and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-03-24 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely acknowledged as the preeminent gathering of baseball scholars, the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture has made significant contributions to baseball research. This collection of 15 new essays selected from the 2015 and the 2016 symposia examines topics whose importance extend beyond the ballpark. Presented in six parts, the essays explore Biography: From Mythology to Authenticity, Gender and Generations, Race and Ethnicity on the Base Paths, Ballparks Abandoned and Envisioned, Baseball Cinema, and Business, Law and the Game.