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100	1		_aSzymanski, Stefan, _d1960-
245	1	0	_aNational pastime : _bhow Americans play baseball and the rest of the world plays soccer / _cStefan Szymanski, Andrew Zimbalist.
250			_aPbk. ed.
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bBrookings Institution Press, _cc2006.
300			_axiv, 263 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-243) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction, the fields of play -- The origins of baseball and soccer leagues -- How soccer spread around the world when baseball didn't -- Pay for play : the development of the baseball and soccer labor markets -- Fans, franchises, and financial failure : why baseball clubs make money and soccer clubs don't -- Watching the money : baseball and soccer broadcasting -- Uncertain prospects : creating competitive balance -- Crossing cultures and learning lessons : what Americans need to know about world soccer and the world needs to know about American baseball.
520			_a"This revised paperback of Szymanski and Zimbalist's provocative comparison of baseball and soccer includes a new preface from the authors, updating readers through Malcolm Glazer's purchase of Manchester United and the success of the inaugural World Baseball Classic"--P. [4] of cover.
650		0	_aProfessional sports _xEconomic aspects _vCross-cultural studies.
650		0	_aBaseball _xEconomic aspects _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSoccer _xEconomic aspects.
700	1		_aZimbalist, Andrew S.
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