When Baseball Isn't White, Straight and Male: The Media and Difference in the National Pastime

by Lisa Doris Alexander

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This book analyzes how sportswriters have discussed issues of race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual identity, age and class within professional baseball from 1998 to the present. Each chapter looks at the media representations of a specific controversy--the 1998 home-run chase, Alex Rodriguez's historic contract signing, Barry Bonds' home runs, Mike Piazza's "I am not gay" press conference, Effa Manley's Hall of Fame induction, the celebration...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786471131

ISBN13:9780786471133

Release Date:December 2012

Publisher:McFarland & Company

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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