Stealing lives : the globalization of baseball and the tragic story of Alexis Quiroz /

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Author / Creator:	Marcano Guevara, Arturo J., 1968-
Imprint:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2002.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations, map
Language:	English
Subject:	Quiroz, Alexis. Quiroz, Alexis. Major League Baseball (Organization) -- Corrupt practices. Major League Baseball (Organization) Baseball players -- Recruiting -- Latin America. Baseball players -- Abuse of -- Latin America. Discrimination in sports -- United States. Baseball players -- Abuse of. Corruption. Discrimination in sports. Latin America. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11117403

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Other authors / contributors:	Fidler, David P.
ISBN:	0253109566 9780253109569 9780253341914 0253341914 1282071882 9781282071889 9786612071881 6612071885 0253109507 9780253109507
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-245) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 English. digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	While some Latin American superstars have overcome a history of discrimination to strike gold in baseball's big leagues, there are thousands more who never make it to 'The Show'. Stealing Lives focuses on the plight of one Venezuelan teenager and documents the abuses that take place as baseball becomes a globalized business. The authors reveal that in their efforts to secure cheap labor, Major League teams often violate basic human rights.
Other form:	Print version: Marcano Guevara, Arturo J., 1968- Stealing lives. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2002 0253341914

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I. Building the Global Ballpark
Chapter 1. The "Golden Age" of Latin American Baseball Talent in Major League Baseball
Chapter 2. The Globalization of Baseball
Chapter 3. The Structure and Dynamics of MLB Recruitment of Foreign Baseball Talent
Part II. Exploitation and Mistreatment in the Global Ballpark: The Tragic Baseball Story of Alexis Quiroz
Chapter 4. "Papá, I Want to Play Baseball!"
Chapter 5. Going to Vietnam
Chapter 6. In Baseball Purgatory
Chapter 7. The Mesa Miracle
Chapter 8. The Dominican Disaster
Chapter 9. "That's Just Your Story"
Chapter 10. The Pursuit of Justice Goes Terribly Wrong
Chapter 11. 7th Inning Stretch: Chicago, New York, Maracay
Chapter 12. The Final Inning
Part III. Repairing the Global Ballpark
Chapter 13. Human Rights, Labor Standards, and MLB Exploitation of Children in Latin America
Chapter 14. Global Ballpark Repair Strategies
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index

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