Stealing lives the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /

Main Author: Marcano Guevara, Arturo J., 1968-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Fidler, David P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10083753
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245 1 0 |a Stealing lives  |b the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /  |c Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidle. 
260 |a Bloomington :  |b Indiana University Press,  |c c2002. 
300 |a 252 p. :  |b 1 map. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index. 
505 0 |a The "golden age" of Latin American baseball talent in major league baseball -- The globalization of baseball -- The structure and dynamics of major league baseball's recruitment of foreign baseball talent -- Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark, the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz -- "Papβa, I want to play baseball!" -- Going to Vietnam -- In baseball purgatory -- The Mesa miracle -- The Dominican disaster -- "That's just your story" -- The pursuit of justice goes terribly wrong -- Seventh-inning stretch, Chicago, New York, Maracay -- The final inning -- Repairing the global ballpark -- Human rights, labor standards, and major league baseball's exploitation of children in Latin America -- Global ballpark repair strategies. 
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650 0 |a Baseball players  |x Recruiting  |z Latin America. 
650 0 |a Baseball players  |x Abuse of  |z Latin America. 
650 0 |a Discrimination in sports  |z United States. 
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