The Quality of Home Runs

""The Quality of Home Runs" offers engaging and provocative perspectives on socialism, nationalism, masculinity, and the embodiment and poetics of sport in Cuba, all seen from the vantage point of the stadium stands and the streets of Havana. Thomas F. Carter's emphasis on themes such as spectacle, social drama, struggle, and discipline of both players and fans, on and off the field, builds a persuasive analysis of changing notions of what it means to be Cuban."--Thomas M. Wilson, Binghamton University

Thomas F. Carter is a senior lecturer at the Chelsea School at the University of Brighton, Eastbourne.