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Sanctioned savagery : a history of violence in American football / Michael Oriard.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oriard, Michael, 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Violence in sports--United States--History.
- Violence in sports.
- Football--United States--History.
- Football.
- Football injuries--United States.
- Football injuries.
- Football injuries--Social aspects--United States.
- Masculinity in sports--Health aspects--United States.
- Masculinity in sports.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations (black and white.
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2025.
- Contents:
- Necessary roughness
- Taking it
- Should your boy play football?
- No game for sissies
- Paying the price
- Dishing it out
- Football violence as spectacle
- The end of sanctioned savagery
- Football's future.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781469690674 (electronic bk.)
- 1469690675 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40032876771
- CIPO000265748
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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