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<p>The first half of this reference covers the evolution of baseball in seven countries: Cuba, Canada, Japan, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. Each of the country-specific chapters includes an extensive history, profiles of great players, and selected records and statistics. The remaining chapters cover baseball's "hidden sandlots" in the Caribbean Basin; European, African, and Pacific Rim baseball traditions; and Latin winter baseball and the Caribbean World Series. The author also covers the history of tournament play throughout the world, including Olympic baseball. He includes many b&w photographs, a chronology of important events, an annotated bibliography, and contact information for official baseball federations throughout the world. Annotation &copy;2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR</p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>Bjarkman, the prolific author of more than 30 books on baseball (e.g., The New York Mets Encyclopedia) and basketball (e.g., The Biographical History of Basketball) who is also a noted expert on Cuban baseball, now turns his attention to international baseball. Devoting each chapter to a different country or region-including Cuba, Canad

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Author

Bjarkman, Peter C.

Publisher

Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780313322686

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Anthropology, History, Social_sciences