Harney, John J.,

Empire of infields : baseball in Taiwan and cultural identity, 1895-1968 / John J. Harney. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xxiv, 212 pages).

Includes bibliographies and index.

A Japanese sport in the colony -- Waseda baseball and Japan's place in the world -- Barnstormers or emissaries of empire? -- The road to Koshien -- KANO -- Chiang's China and Taiwanese baseball -- Echoes of empire -- Hongye.

"A history of baseball in colonial Taiwan, examining the sport's role in twentieth-century globalization, its use as a political outlet, and its contribution to Taiwan's complex cultural identity"--



9781496215352


Baseball--History.--Taiwan
Baseball--Political aspects--Taiwan.
Group identity--Taiwan.
Sports and globalization--Taiwan.


Electronic Books.

GV863 / .E475 2019