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Author Swanson, Krister, author

Title Baseball's power shift : how the players union, the fans, and the media changed American sports culture / Krister Swanson
Published Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2016

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Contents Introduction -- The magnates, "their boys," and the birth of a pastime -- Monopoly and trade war -- 1946, a year of postwar tumult -- The birth of the MLBPA -- The players grow a backbone -- Magnates' worst fears confirmed -- "Strike" gets a whole new meaning -- Freedom at last?
Summary "Chronicles the media and public's prominent role in baseball's union movements between 1885 and 1981"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Major League Baseball Players Association -- History
SUBJECT Major League Baseball Players Association fast
Subject Baseball players -- Labor unions -- United States -- History
Collective bargaining -- Baseball -- United States
Baseball -- Economic aspects -- United States
Baseball -- United States -- History
Baseball -- Social aspects -- United States
Mass media and sports -- United States
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Baseball -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
Baseball
Baseball -- Economic aspects
Baseball players -- Labor unions
Baseball -- Social aspects
Collective bargaining -- Baseball
Mass media and sports
United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780803288041
0803288042
9780803288065
0803288069