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Fair and foul, beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport, D. Stanley Eitzen

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Fair and foul, beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport, D. Stanley Eitzen

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eng

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fair and foul

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

276406150

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D. Stanley Eitzen

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beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport

Summary

"Americans have long cherished sport for its display of superb skills, heroic efforts, selfless teamwork, uncanny strategies, exuberance, spontaneity, and loyalty. This book moves beyond the myths and media hype to take a closer look at America's love of sport and how it so often comes in conflict with our most basic values. With reverence yet a sharp eye for the influence of big business, corruption, price gouging, political maneuvering, and media grandstanding, Eitzen portrays famous and lesser known events from professional and college sports, including well known coaches and players, to give us a deeper understanding of what sports means to us and how it affects our everyday world."--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

1. The duality of sport -- 2. Sports unites, sport divides -- 3. Names, logos, mascots, and flags : the contradictory uses of sports symbols -- 4. Sport is fair, sport is foul -- 5. Sport is healthy, sport is destructive -- 6. Sport is expressive, sport is controlled -- 7. Myth : sports are played on a level playing field -- 8. The contradictions of big-time college sports -- 9. The path to success? : myth and reality -- 10. Professional sports Franchises : public teams, private businesses -- 11. The globalization of sport -- 12. The challenge : changing sport

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Beyond the myths and paradoxes of sport

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