Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Baseball, Democracy, and Latin America in the Cold War 1
5. ONE Mens sana in corpore sano: Baseball and Trujillista Politics 15
6. TWO Politics at the Plate: The Threat of Communism and the Showcase for Democracy 35
7. THREE Criticizing Baseball, Debating Democracy 62
8. FOUR Así se hace patria: Baseball and the Bloodless Revolution 87
9. FIVE Sliding into Third: The Cibao Summer League and Baseball as Development 110
10. SIX Making the Majors: The Baseball Industry and Dominican Democracy 127
11. Conclusion 149
12. Notes 153
13. Bibliography 191
14. Index 205