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OverviewWhat is the relationship between sports and politics? Often, politics are thought to be serious, whereas sports are diversionary and apolitical. Using baseball as a case study, Democracy at the Ballpark challenges this understanding, examining politics as they emerge at the ballpark around spectatorship, community, equality, virtue, and technology. Thomas David Bunting argues that because spectators invest time and meaning in baseball, the game has power as a metaphor for understanding and shaping politics. The stories people see in baseball mirror how they see the country, politics, and themselves. As a result, democracy resides not only in exclusive halls tread by elites but also in a stadium full of average people together under an open sky. Democracy at the Ballpark bridges political theory and sport, providing a new way of thinking about baseball. It also demonstrates the democratic potential of spectatorship and rethinks the role of everyday institutions like sport in shaping our political lives, offering an expanded view of democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas David BuntingPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.227kg ISBN: 9781438485669ISBN 10: 1438485662 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 02 July 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Why Sport Spectatorship Matters 2. Communities of Spectatorship and Fandom 3. The Politics of Equality and Exclusion at the Ballpark 4. From Little League Virtues to Big League Spectacles 5. Technology, Sabermetrics, and Democratic Minds Conclusion: Baseball and Everyday Politics Notes Works Cited IndexReviewsAuthor InformationThomas David Bunting is Associate Professor of Political Science at Shawnee State University Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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