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Colonial Project, National Game : a History of Baseball in Taiwan / Andrew D. Morris.

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In this engrossing cultural history of baseball in Taiwan, Andrew D. Morris traces the game's social, ethnic, political, and cultural significance since its introduction on the island more than one hundred years ago. Introduced by the Japanese colonial government at the turn of the century, bas...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Morris, Andrew D. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Series:Asia Pacific modern.
Subjects:
Baseball > Taiwan > History.
Baseball players > Taiwan > History.
Baseball.
Baseball players.
Taiwan.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Map of Taiwan; Introduction; 1. Baseball in Japanese Taiwan, 1895-1920s; 2. Making Racial Harmony in Taiwan Baseball, 1931-1945; 3. Early Nationalist Rule, 1945-1967: "There's no Mandarin in baseball"; Photographs; 4. Team of Taiwan, Long Live the Republic of China: Youth Baseball in Taiwan, 1968-1969; 5. "Chinese" Baseball and Its Discontents, 1970s-1980s; 6. Homu-Ran Batta: Professional Baseball in Taiwan, 1990-Present; Conclusion: Baseball's Second Century in Taiwan; Appendix: Taiwanese Professional Baseball Teams and National Origin of Foreign Players.

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