Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS xi
3. Preface to the Duke Edition xiii
4. Prologue 1
5. Called for Traveling 3
6. FALL FOUNDING MYTHS, CONFLICTING CULTURES
7. 1 Almonte, Ontario: Duck on a Rock 13
8. 2 Lithuania: Forest Brothers in Short Pants 26
9. 3 Poland: The Sultans of Złoty 39
10. 4 Switzerland: Please Do Not Air Your Dirty Laundry 55
11. 5 Celebration, Florida: Communities of Three 66
12. 6 Italy: Strength vs. Virtue 76
13. 7 Sarajevo Airport: Prisoners of War 88
14. 8 Bosnia: The Woman Who Sells Men 103
15. WINTER THE AMERICAN GAME AND ITS FAR-FLUNG OFFSPRING
16. 9 Peoria, Illinois: Crossover Dreamers 117
17. 10 Eastern Kansas: Driving Mister John 128
18. 11 El Paso, Texas: The Bear in Winter 138
19. 12 Whiteriver, Arizona: Shoots from the Sky 152
20. 13 Boone, North Carolina: Mayberry Friends 161
21. 14 Ireland: To Build a Gym 172
22. 15 Israel: The Long Arm of the Law of Return 184
23. 16 The Philippines: Madness and Mimicry 200
24. 17 China: Qiao Dan, Celestial Citizen 213
25. SPRING THE GAME WITHIN
26. 18 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Quaker Meetinghouse 231
27. 19 Brazil: Women of the Laughing Blood 243
28. 20 Des Moines, Iowa: Unguarded Moments 255
29. 21 Japan: A Journey of a Thousand Miles, Begun with a Single Shot 264
30. 22 Bhutan: Gross National Hoopiness 280
31. SUMMER FAST BREAK TO THE FUTURE
32. 23 Washington, D.C.: Going to the Next Level 303
33. 24 France: The “I Love This Game” Theory of Conflict Prevention 315
34. 25 Angola: Lasme’s Plane Will Be Arriving Shortly 323
35. 26 Kansas City, Missouri: To Rest, Rather Than to Mischief 344
36. 27 Princeton, New Jersey: Through the Back Door 352
37. Acknowledgments 361
38. Index 369