{"product_id":"the-cooperstown-symposium-on-baseball-william-m-simons-9780786435708","title":"The Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2009-2010","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, 2009-2010\u003c\/i\u003e is an anthology of scholarly essays that utilize the national game to examine topics whose import extends beyond the ballpark and constitute a significant academic contribution to baseball literature. The essays represent sixteen of the leading presentations from the two most recent proceedings of the annual Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture, held, respectively, on June 3-5, 2009, and June 2-4, 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The anthology is divided into five parts: Baseball as Culture: Dance, Literature, National Character, and Myth; Constructing Baseball Heroes; Blacks in Baseball: From Segregation to Conflicted Integration; The Enterprise of Baseball: Economics and Entrepreneurs; and Genesis and Legacy of Baseball Scholarship, which features an essay written by the co-creator of baseball scholarship, Dorothy Seymour Mills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William M. Simons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786435704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786435708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"William M. Simons","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47579605958911,"sku":"9780786435708","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0df29df-193d-41e7-85dd-81e320f8f0d7.jpg?v=1763875363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cooperstown-symposium-on-baseball-william-m-simons-9780786435708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}