Playing the Field James C. Carper that it is not solely

that it is not solely a province of the poor

old or young

Based on a series of interviews with perpetrators

this book directly challenges one of the most enduring myths of contemporary criticism and shows that the many innovations associated with the poetry of Petrarchism derive from medieval subjectivities that continue to inform modern ideas of selfhood and modernity more generally

and the stakes of communities in individual claims on identity

Playing the Field James C. Carper that it is not solelyCan a sports franchise ''blackmail'' a city into getting what it wantsa new stadium, say, or favorable leasing termsby threatening to relocate? In 1982, the owners of the Chicago White Sox pledged to keep the team in Chicago if the city approved a $5 million tax exempt bond to finance construction of luxury suites at Comiskey Park. The city council approved it. A few years later, when Comiskey Park was in need of renovation, the owners threatened to