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Fair and foul : beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport / D. Stanley Eitzen.
LIBRA GV706.5 .E567 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eitzen, D. Stanley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sports--Sociological aspects.
- Sports.
- Sports--Psychological aspects.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2003]
- Summary:
- Explains America's love of sport just as it reveals sport's darker side--the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, and media grandstanding.
- Contents:
- Duality of sport
- Sport unites, sport divides
- Names, logos, and flags: the contradictory uses of sport symbols
- Sport is fair, sport is foul
- Sport is healthy, sport is destructive
- Sport is expressive, sport is controlled
- Myth: sport is played on a level playing field
- Contradictions of big-time college sport
- Path to success? myth and reality
- Professional sport franchises: public teams, private businesses
- Challenge: changing sport.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742519511
- 074251952X
- OCLC:
- 51462563
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