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The athletic trap : how college sports corrupted the academy / Howard L. Nixon II.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Nixon, Howard L., 1944- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
College sports--Corrupt practices--United States.
College sports.
Universities and colleges--Corrupt practices--United States.
Universities and colleges.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (233 p.)
Place of Publication:
Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Contents:
Commercialization, college sports, and the athletic trap
The intercollegiate golden triangle
The business of college sports
The arms race, inequalities, and the pressures of the college sports business
Deviance, corruption, and scandals in college sports
Control and reform in big-time college sports
Reforming college sports.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-4214-1196-2
OCLC:
875894335

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