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Informationen zum Autor Alan Klein is a Professor of Sociology-Anthropology at Northeastern University. He is the author of Sugarball: The American Game, the Dominican Dream; Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball; and Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos. Klappentext Alan Klein is a Professor of Sociology-Anthropology at Northeastern University. He is the author of Sugarball: The American Game, the Dominican Dream; Growing the Game: The Globalization of Major League Baseball; and Baseball on the Border: A Tale of Two Laredos. Zusammenfassung Examines the history of MLB's presence and influence in the Dominican Republic! and the development of the booming industry and academies! and the dependence on Dominican player developers! known as buscones. This book addresses issues of identity fraud and the use of performance - enhancing drugs as hopefuls seek to play professionally. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Thinking about the Global Commodity Chain 2 The Rise of the Academy System 3 A Nation of Buscones 4 Astín Jacobo and the "New Dominicans" 5 Demonizing Dominicans 6 "It Felt like the Marines All Over Again": The Battle for Dominican Baseball Conclusion Notes Index
