Reviews
"The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change."-- Carlos Velez-Ibaez, American Anthropologist, This work is a superb lab experiment in the hands of a competent anthropologist like Klein as he tries to separate fantasy from reality in this dual cultural baseball experiment.... An excellent book., "The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change."-- Carlos Velez-Ibañez, American Anthropologist, This work is a superb lab experiment in the hands of a competent anthropologist like Klein as he tries to separate fantasy from reality in this dual cultural baseball experiment.... An excellent book. -- Bill Kirwin, Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Social Policy Perspectives, The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change., The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change. -- Carlos Velez-Ibaez, American Anthropologist, "The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change." --Carlos Velez-Ibaez, American Anthropologist, The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change. -- Carlos Velez-Ibanez, American Anthropologist, "[Klein] does a fine job of reporting, and his prose is muscular, insightful, even witty." --Jon Caroulis, Philadelphia Inquirer, "This work is a superb lab experiment in the hands of a competent anthropologist like Klein as he tries to separate fantasy from reality in this dual cultural baseball experiment.... An excellent book." --Bill Kirwin, Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Social Policy Perspectives, "[Klein] does a fine job of reporting, and his prose is muscular, insightful, even witty."-- Jon Caroulis, Philadelphia Inquirer, "The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change." --Carlos Velez-Ibañez, American Anthropologist, The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change. -- Carlos Velez-Ibañez, American Anthropologist, "The book is very well written. . . . It contributes greatly to the literature on the cultural basis of sport, to our understanding of the manner in which cultural inventions reflect national identity and processes, and substantiates an important insight to the idea that sport may provide a window to ongoing social change."-- Carlos Velez-Iba'ez, American Anthropologist, [Klein] does a fine job of reporting, and his prose is muscular, insightful, even witty. -- Jon Caroulis, Philadelphia Inquirer, "This work is a superb lab experiment in the hands of a competent anthropologist like Klein as he tries to separate fantasy from reality in this dual cultural baseball experiment.... An excellent book."-- Bill Kirwin, Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Social Policy Perspectives