Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
These essays look at how baseball has both reflected and shaped social, economic and political change. Sports writers, commentators, players and academics offer articles on issues of class, race, and gender in baseball, describing its role in the evolving American dream.
Synopsis
First published in 1988, this book explores the socio-economic and political impacts of Chinese socialist movements, peasant initiatives, rural industrialization and economic reforms in China in the mid-twentieth century.