Sports and their fans : the history, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport / Kevin G. Quinn.

By:

Quinn, Kevin G, 1961-

Publication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2009.Description: xii, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780786438020 (softcover : alk. paper)
0786438029 (softcover : alk. paper)

Other title:

History, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport

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DDC classification:

306.483 22

LOC classification:

GV706.5 .Q85 2009

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Summary: "Exploring such topics as the role of sports in the creation of mass culture, cheating, the abuse of illegal drugs, the strange and fascinating role that numbers play in sporting events, and the future of spectator sport, this book surveys the outsized impact that sports have on American culture"--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-243) and index.

"Exploring such topics as the role of sports in the creation of mass culture, cheating, the abuse of illegal drugs, the strange and fascinating role that numbers play in sporting events, and the future of spectator sport, this book surveys the outsized impact that sports have on American culture"--Provided by publisher.

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