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Author Harney, John J., author.

Title Empire of infields : baseball in Taiwan and cultural identity, 1895-1968 / John J. Harney
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 212 pages)
Contents A Japanese sport in the colony -- Waseda baseball and Japan's place in the world -- Barnstormers or emissaries of empire? -- The road to Koshien -- KANO -- Chiang's China and Taiwanese baseball -- Echoes of empire -- Hongye
Summary "A history of baseball in colonial Taiwan, examining the sport's role in twentieth-century globalization, its use as a political outlet, and its contribution to Taiwan's complex cultural identity"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 07, 2019)
Subject Baseball -- Taiwan -- History
Baseball -- Political aspects -- Taiwan
Group identity -- Taiwan
Sports and globalization -- Taiwan
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
Baseball
Baseball -- Political aspects
Group identity
Sports and globalization
Taiwan
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781496215352
1496215354