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Pitching Democracy: Baseball and Politics in the Dominican Republic

Pitching Democracy: Baseball and Politics in the Dominican Republic - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:April YoderPublish date:2023-03-14Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9781477326763ISBN-10:1477326766UPC:9781477326763Book Category:History, Sports & Recreation, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, Baseball, WorldBook Topic:Dominican Republic, History, Caribbean & Latin AmericanSize:9.06 x 6.06 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJEPEPM7S

How Dominicans contribute to Major League Baseball and what they receive in return.

From Juan Marichal and Pedro Martínez to Albert Pujols and Juan Soto, Dominicans have long been among Major League Baseball's best. How did this small Caribbean nation become a hothouse of baseball talent? To many fans, the answer is both obvious and disconcerting: pro teams use their riches to develop talent abroad, creating opportunities for superhuman athletes and corrupt officials, while the rest of the population sees little benefit.

Yet this interpretation of history is incomplete. April Yoder traces how baseball has empowered Dominicans in their struggles for democracy and social justice. While the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo saw the sport as a means of cementing its power at home and abroad, the Dominican people fashioned an emancipated civic sphere by seeing their potential for democratic success in their compatriots' baseball success. Later, Dominicans articulated demands for democracy, economic opportunity, and civil rights through successful calls for public support of amateur and professional baseball. Today, Dominicans continue to demand that incentives for the baseball industry foster human as well as economic development. A revelatory and innovative history, Pitching Democracy restores agency to the Dominican people and honors their true love of the game.

Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Texas PressISBN-13:9781477326763ISBN-10:1477326766UPC:9781477326763Book Category:History, Sports & Recreation, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:Caribbean & West Indies, Baseball, WorldBook Topic:Dominican Republic, History, Caribbean & Latin AmericanSize:9.06 x 6.06 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJEPEPM7S

April Yoder is an associate professor of history at the University of New Haven.


Publisher: University of Texas Press

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