Ambassadors in Pinstripes
The Spalding World Baseball Tour and the Birth of the American Empire
Paperback
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ISBN-13:
9780742551695
Veröffentl:
2006
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
22.09.2006
Seiten:
234
Autor:
Thomas W. Zeiler
Gewicht:
387 g
Format:
229x152x14 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
In this lively chronicle of the 1888-1889 Spalding world baseball tour, Thomas Zeiler examines the roots of the post-1898 American empire by analyzing the ways in which the tour drew on elements of globalization to inject American values, and thus, power into the international arena. As Zeiler follows the players on each leg of their journey, he explores important elements of globalization: the business ethic, technological innovation, racial hierarchy, attempts at Americanization abroad, and promotion of an exceptionalist identity.
Chronicling the 1888-1889 Spalding world baseball tour, this work examines the roots of the post-1898 American empire by analyzing the ways in which the tour drew on elements of globalization to inject American values, and thus, power into the international arena.
1 Introduction: Baseball, Globalization, and Empire 2 Marketing: Albert Spalding's Chicago 3 Movement: The American West 4 An Empire of Race: Southern Seas 5 Old and New World Cultures: Europe 6 National Identity: Return to America 7 Conclusion: Imperial Imagination 8 Bibliography