| Author | Marcano Guevara, Arturo J., 1968-
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| Title | Stealing lives : the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz / Arturo J. Marcano Guevara and David P. Fidler.
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| Published | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2002.
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| Description | 252 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
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| ISBN | 0-253-34191-4 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 978-0-253-34191-4 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Bib. Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-245) and index.
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| Formatted Note | Contents: Pt. 1. Building the global ballpark. 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 -- pt. 2. Exploitation and mistreatment in the global ballpark : the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz. "Papá, 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 -- pt. 3. 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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| Subjects | Baseball players -- Abuse of -- Latin America.
Baseball players -- Recruiting -- Latin America.
Discrimination in sports -- United States.
Major League Baseball (Organization) -- Corrupt practices.
Quiroz, Alexis.
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| Other Authors | Fidler, David P.
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| LC Card Number | 2002-5638 |
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| | WRHS Research Library: GV 880.22 M37 2002
mq233607: LC class, closed stacks [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 140534] |
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