Amateurism in sport : an analysis and a defence / Lincoln Allison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allison, Lincoln.

Series:

Sport in the global society

Sport in the global society, 1368-9789

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Professionalism in sports.

Sports--Social aspects.

Sports.

Physical Description:

xiii, 206 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2001.

Contents:

Part I Aspects of Amateurism

1. The Idea of Amateurism 3

2. Amateurism as Ideology 17

3. Amateurism and the Forces of History 33

4. Amateur Hegemony and Decline 49

5. Some Preliminary Arguments for Amateurism 71

Part II 'The Lived Experience'

2. His Lordship: Scrapes and Japes 92

3. Local Hero 98

4. Historic Compromise 103

5. The Next Superstar ... Not! 108

6. Living through Rugby's Turmoil 114

7. First Family 118

8. The View from Indianapolis 123

9. Amateur and Fantasist 129

Part III The Future of Amateurism

The Future of Amateurism 135

Appendix II The Concept of the Amateur and of Amateurism 171

Appendix III Amateurism in Verse 181.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-196) and index.

ISBN:

0714649694

0714680303

OCLC:

46976498