Sports : the all-American addiction / / John R. Gerdy
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Jackson : , : University Press of Mississippi, , 2002 |
| ©2002 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 265 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 306.4/83/0973 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sports and state - United States |
| Sports - Social aspects - United States | |
| Sports - United States | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Altri titoli varianti: | All-American addiction |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Sports |
| ISBN: | 1-282-55560-X |
| 9786612555602 | |
| 1-60473-954-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910792590603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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