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College sports : a history / Eric A. Moyen and John R. Thelin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moyen, Eric Anthony, 1974- author.
- Thelin, John R., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College sports--United States--History.
- College sports.
- College sports--Economic aspects--United States.
- College sports--United States--Management.
- College sports--Political aspects--United States.
- National Collegiate Athletic Association.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024.
- Summary:
- "This work is the first comprehensive historical survey of intercollegiate athletics at American universities"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1. The creation of sports in American higher education
- Chapter 2. Building local, regional, and national programs, 1900 to 1929
- Chapter 3. Big-time football and backlash, 1929 to1942
- Chapter 4. The consolidation of control in college sports, 1941 to 1954
- Chapter 5. Civil rights, racial desegregation, and regulations, 1954 to 1973
- Chapter 6. Women's college sports during the Cold War era, 1945 to 1984
- Chapter 7. The ascendance of college sports business, 1970 to 2000
- Chapter 8. Keeping up with the Joneses, 2000 to 2012
- Chapter 9. Commercialism, conflicts, conferences, and COVID-19, 2012 to 2024.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Moyen, Eric Anthony, 1974- College sports
- ISBN:
- 9781421450094
- 1421450097
- OCLC:
- 1442968684
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