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UNINA9910456747703321 |
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Autore |
Teitelbaum Stanley H |
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Athletes who indulge their dark side [[electronic resource] ] : sex, drugs, and cover-ups / / Stanley H. Teitelbaum |
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Santa Barbara, CA, : Praeger, c2010 |
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1-282-38585-2 |
9786612385858 |
0-313-37757-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Athletes - Psychology |
Athletes - Drug use |
Athletes - Sexual behavior |
Doping in sports |
Compulsive behavior |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Steroids Scandal; 2 The Dangers of Invincibility; 3 Recent Gambling Scandals; 4 Athletes Who Flirt with Disaster; 5 Women Involved in Sports Scandals; 6 Murder Scandals; 7 Cover-Ups; Epilogue; Notes; Index |
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From sex and drugs to violence, gambling, and wholesale conspiracies, scandals are everywhere in sports. Each of these problems is its own issue, and every case is separate, but taken as a whole this criminal pathology is indicative of a widespread problem with athletes and responsibility. In this wide-ranging and deep-seeking investigation, psychologist Stanley H. Teitelbaum asks why elite athletes take enormous risks with their lives and careers. ||Teitelbaum analyzes and diagnoses this culturally resonant set of problems with an honest, critical eye, looking at everything from baseball's st |
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UNINA9910820437103321 |
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Titolo |
Green food : an A-to-Z guide / / Dustin Mulvaney, general editor |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE, 2010 |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE Publications Inc., , 2010 |
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1-4522-6608-5 |
1-4129-9680-5 |
1-84972-746-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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The SAGE reference series on green society |
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Food - Environmental aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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""Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""About the Editors""; ""Introduction""; ""Readerà‚€?s Guide""; ""List of Articles""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Green Food Chronology""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Green Food Glossary""; ""Index"" |
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Laying out the contours of the field of agri-food studies, this book draws on scholars of political ecology, rural sociology, geography, and environmental studies to paint a picture of agriculture and food, and provides readers with an understanding of the institutions, practices, and concepts to identify what is 'green' food. |
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