The Empire Strikes Out: How Baseball Sold U.S. Foreign Policy and Promoted the American Way Abroad
by Robert Elias
Robert Elias examines how baseball intersected with U.S. foreign policy and became a means of promoting the American way abroad. Combining the history of sports with political and international perspectives, The Empire Strikes Out considers baseball’s broader role in shaping America’s presence beyond its borders.
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The Empire Strikes Out explores the relationship between baseball and U.S. foreign policy.
Robert Elias examines how the sport was used to promote the American way abroad.
Bringing together sports, politics, and international affairs, the book considers baseball as a vehicle for American influence beyond the United States.
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