Bøker av Peter C. Bjarkman

Baseball has been as much of a national pastime to Cuba as it has to the U.S., due in no small part to Fidel Castro's love of the game. This book chronicles the central role Castro played in transforming the sport from professional to amateur status in the small island country, which has produced dozens, if not hundreds, of baseball stars.

Provides a history of the players and events that make up the rich tradition of Latin American baseball and gives a unique insight to this long-neglected area of baseball.

Baseball is increasingly popular throughout the world, as evidenced by the many talented players (such as Ichiro Suzuki, Miguel Cabrera, Albert Pujols, and Hideki Matsui) coming to the Major Leagues from around the globe.

Offers views of phonological research on American Spanish.