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Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity: The National Pastime and American Identity During the War on Terror (Albma Rhetoric Cult & Soc Crit)
Michael L. Butterworth
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Hardcover. "Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity, "by Michael Butterworth, is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball s role in the reconstruction of American identity after September 11, 2001." Series Editor(s): Lucaites, John Louis. Series: Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; WSJT. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 499.
Baseball has long been considered America’s “national pastime,” touted variously as a healthy diversion, a symbol of national unity, and a model of democratic inclusion. But, according to Michael Butterworth, such favorable rhetoric belies baseball’s complicity in the rhetorical construction of a world defined by good and evil. Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball’s role in the reconstruction of American identity after September 11, 2001. This ... Read more
Baseball has long been considered America’s “national pastime,” touted variously as a healthy diversion, a symbol of national unity, and a model of democratic inclusion. But, according to Michael Butterworth, such favorable rhetoric belies baseball’s complicity in the rhetorical construction of a world defined by good and evil. Baseball and Rhetorics of Purity is an investigation into the culture and mythology of baseball, a study of its limits and failures, and an invitation to remake the game in a more democratic way. It pays special attention to baseball’s role in the reconstruction of American identity after September 11, 2001. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University Alabama Press
Condition
New
Series
Rhetoric, Culture & Social Critique
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817317102
SKU
V9780817317102
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