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University of North Carolina Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. University of North Carolina Press ISBN 0807849618 9780807849613 [US]
University of North Carolina Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. University of North Carolina Press ISBN 0807849618 9780807849613 [US]
The University of North Carolina Press, Date: 2001-03-05. Paperback. Good. 2001. The University of North Carolina Press ISBN 0807849618 9780807849613 [US]
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ISBN10: 0807849618, ISBN13: 9780807849613, [publisher: The University of North Carolina Press] Softcover moisture wrinkle to fore edge. Your Satisfaction is Guaranteed! DNR [Eatonton, GA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
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Univ of North Carolina Pr, Date: 2001. Paperback. New. 1st edition. 302 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. 2001. Univ of North Carolina Pr ISBN 0807849618 9780807849613 [GB]
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ISBN10: 0807849618, ISBN13: 9780807849613, [publisher: The University Of North Carolina Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - America's national pastime has been marked from its inception by bitter struggles between owners and players over profit, power, and prestige. In this book, the first installment of a highly readable, comprehensive labor history of baseball, Robert Burk describes the evolution of the ballplaying work force: its ethnocultural makeup, its economic position, and its battles for a place at the table in baseball's decision-making structure.In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the growing popularity of baseball as a spectator sport and the dramatic upsurge of America's urban population created conditions that led to franchise competition, the development of rival leagues, and trade wars, in turn triggering boom-and-bust cycles, franchise bankruptcies, and league mergers. According to Burk, players repeatedly tried to use these circumstances to better their economic positions by playing one team off against another. Their successes proved short-lived, however, because their own internal divisions, exploited by management, undercut attempts to create collective-bargaining institutions. By 1920, owners still held the upper hand in the labor-management battle, but as today's sports pages show, owners did not secure a long-term solution to their labor problems. ...
ISBN10: 0807849618, ISBN13: 9780807849613, [publisher: The University of North Carolina Press] Softcover Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on half title page. [Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
ISBN10: 0807849618, ISBN13: 9780807849613, [publisher: The University of North Carolina Press] Softcover Signed Copy . Signed/Inscribed by author on half title page. [Frederick, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2001]
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