MLB's Impact on Law and Society

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Examines how MLB served as a catalyst for change in American law and society post WWII, and the legal and business developments that have shaped modern professional baseball. Addresses such diverse topics as the integration of African-American players into MLB and diversity in MLB; labor relations (collective bargaining, free agency, labor stoppages and drug testing); league operations; franchise relocation; expansion; globalization of the game; the business and marketing of the game in the digital age and the resulting legal implications; and the state of the game in the 21st century.