Beisbol - The Ilan Stavans Library of Latino Civilization

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Series Foreword / Ilan Stavans -- Introduction / Ilan Stavans -- Latinizing the National Pastime / Alan M. Klein -- The Globalization of Baseball: A Latin American Perspective / Angel Vargas -- Latinos and Baseball's Integration / Adrian Burgos, Jr. -- Playing Ball in a Black and White Field of Dreams: Afro-Caribbean Ballplayers in the Negro Leagues, 1910-1950 / Adrian Burgos, Jr. -- Roberto Clemente: Images, Identity, and Legacy / Samuel O. Regalado -- Latin Players on the Cheap: Professional Baseball Recruitment in Latin America and the Neocolonialist Tradition / Saniuel O. Regalado -- Three Kings Day in Consuelo: Cricket, Baseball, and the Cocolos in San Pedro de Macoris / Rob Ruck -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- About the Editor and Contributors. Publisher Marketing: This insightful collection documents Latinos in baseball from an interdisciplinary perspective. Review Citations:

Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2012 pg. 49 (EAN 9780313375132, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Stavans, Ilan Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He is the author of many books, including Spanglish: The Making of a New American Language and The United States of Mestizo. He is also general editor of The Norton Anthology of Latino Literature.