{"product_id":"the-baseball-film-aaron-baker-9780813596884","title":"The Baseball Film: A Cultural and Transmedia History","description":"Baseball has long been viewed as the Great American Pastime, so it is no surprise that the sport has inspired many Hollywood films and television series. But how do these works depict the game, its players, fans, and place in American society? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This study offers an extensive look at nearly one hundred years of baseball-themed movies, documentaries, and TV shows. Film and sports scholar Aaron Baker examines works like \u003ci\u003eA League of their Own \u003c\/i\u003e(1992) and \u003ci\u003eSugar\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), which dramatize the underrepresented contributions of female and immigrant players, alongside classic baseball movies like \u003ci\u003eThe Natural \u003c\/i\u003ethat are full of nostalgia for a time when native-born white men could use the game to achieve the American dream. He further explores how biopics have both mythologized and demystified such legendary figures as Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jackie Robinson and Fernando Valenzuela. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Baseball Film \u003c\/i\u003echarts the variety of ways that Hollywood presents the game as integral to American life, whether showing little league as a site of parent-child bonding or depicting fans' lifelong love affairs with their home teams. Covering everything from \u003ci\u003eBull Durham \u003c\/i\u003e(1988) to \u003ci\u003eThe Bad News Bears \u003c\/i\u003e(1976), this book offers an essential look at one of the most cinematic of all sports.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aaron Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813596882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813596884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.20w x 0.70d","brand":"Aaron Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995317764351,"sku":"9780813596884","price":30.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbc67d99-d66f-4338-99d6-812d635c367b.jpg?v=1683335137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-baseball-film-aaron-baker-9780813596884","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}