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Bat, Ball & Bible
Charles Demotte
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Description for Bat, Ball & Bible
Bat, Ball, and Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over playing baseball on Sunday or upholding New York's blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday's traditional standing as a day of religious observation. Num Pages: 232 pages, 27 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; WSJT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 498.
Bat, Ball & Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over upholding New York State’s blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday’s traditional standing as a day of religious observation. Baseball was at the center of this conflict, which led to upheaval in society at a time when New York, especially New York City, already was undergoing rapid changes. From its inception, baseball, whether professional or amateur, was woven into the fabric of communities across the country and thus played an important social role. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ... Read more
Bat, Ball & Bible chronicles the collision of moral and social forces in the argument over upholding New York State’s blue laws, meant to restrict social activities and maintain Sunday’s traditional standing as a day of religious observation. Baseball was at the center of this conflict, which led to upheaval in society at a time when New York, especially New York City, already was undergoing rapid changes. From its inception, baseball, whether professional or amateur, was woven into the fabric of communities across the country and thus played an important social role. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597979474
SKU
V9781597979474
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Ref
99-3
About Charles Demotte
CHARLES DEMOTTE teaches sociology and anthropology at SUNY Cortland. He received his PhD in history from the University of Kansas in 1977 and is the author of The Inner Side of History (1997), as well as numerous articles on baseball and American culture. He lives in Freeville, New York.
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