Foreword / by Bill Lee -- Introduction -- Resisting Labor Exploitation. 1. The players revolt against Gilded Age baseball -- 2. Challenging baseball's corporate monopoly -- 3. Ending indentured servitude -- Contesting the American Empire. 4. Resisting war, fighting for peace -- 5. The Latino battle against baseball colonialism and racism -- 6. Protesting America's war on terrorism -- Conclusion. 7. Rebels for all seasons -- 8. Baseball justice: An unfinished agenda.
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"This book tells the fascinating stories of the baseball rebels who were influenced by, and in turn influenced, America's political and social protest movements throughout history-including battles over labor, anti-trust, corporate power, immigration, and America's wars and military interventions worldwide"-- Provided by publisher.
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