Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1 MEXICAN QUESTIONS 28
6. 2 HECHO IN AMERICA CON MEXICAN PARTS 41
7. 3 HOME TEAMS Making Place for Mexican Tournaments 68
8. 4 BALLPLAYERS IN BARRIO LIFE 99
9. 5 MEN AND WOMEN IN GENDERED FASTPITCH 118
10. 6 BETWEEN THE LINES Softball as Utopian Form 143
11. Conclusion PATRIOTIC, BUT WE LOVE OUR CULTURE TOO 167
12. Epilogue CALLED FOR TIME 179
13. NOTES 181
14. REFERENCES 187
15. INDEX 197