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Not for long : the life and career of the NFL athlete / Robert W. Turner, II.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turner, Robert W., II, 1962- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Football League.
- Football--Social aspects--United States.
- Football.
- Football players--United States--Social conditions.
- Football players.
- Football players--Health and hygiene--United States.
- Football injuries.
- Social conditions.
- Football--Social aspects.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- 1 Broke and Broken p. 1
- 2 The Star, the Journeyman, and the Dedicated Spectator p. 11
- 3 The Field of Goals and Dreams p. 38
- 4 College Football p. 59
- 5 The Totalizing Institution p. 71
- 6 Masking the Pain in Masculinity p. 91
- 7 Making It to the Big Show p. 105
- 8 Eye in the Sky: Discipline, Control, and the Black Body p. 122
- 9 The Owner's Playbook p. 139
- 10 Billionaires versus Millionaires: Labor Relations p. 153
- 11 Forced Out p. 174
- 12 Preparing for, Surviving, and Thriving beyond the NFL p. 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780199892907
- 0199892903
- OCLC:
- 1008972530
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