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UNINA9910792590603321 |
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Autore |
Gerdy John R |
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Titolo |
Sports : the all-American addiction / / John R. Gerdy |
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Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2002 |
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©2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-55560-X |
9786612555602 |
1-60473-954-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xxiii, 265 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sports and state - United States |
Sports - Social aspects - United States |
Sports - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Essence of the Game; 2. Buying In; 3. The All-American Addiction; 4. Sport and a Civil Society; 5. Dumb Jocks in the Global Economy; 6. The Athlete as Couch Potato; 7. Give Me Your Money!; 8. Sport and Upward Mobility; 9. "Get over It!"; 10. Mind over Body in the Information Age; 11. What If?; References; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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John R. Gerdy knows sports inside-out. He has been an All-American Basketball Player whose college jersey was retired. He was briefly a professional player. Later he served as an associate commissioner in the NCAA's Southeastern Conference, and as a legislative and ethical advisor to the NCAA and the Knight Commission. Currently he teaches courses on sports administration. Now, in Sports: The All-American Addiction , he brings his insights and observations together in a radical, critical evaluation of the impact of sports on American life. This book argues that our society's huge investment in |
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