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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009]Copyright date: ©2009Description: xii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0786438029
  • 9780786438020
Other title:
  • History, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 306.483 22
LOC classification:
  • GV706.5 .Q85 2009
Contents:
Fans and dollars -- Politics, robber barons, and fans -- We are sporticus -- Spectator sports become big business -- Entertainment for the new century -- Depression, war, and diaspora -- Chadwick to Arledge to Patrick -- Feeding the habit and keeping the faith -- The community of the opium den -- Lies, damn lies, and fantasy sports -- Balance, schmalance -- Fans "kant" put up with cheating -- The end of the dinosaurs?
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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Book North Campus North Campus Main Collection 306.483 QUI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A477869B

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

Fans and dollars -- Politics, robber barons, and fans -- We are sporticus -- Spectator sports become big business -- Entertainment for the new century -- Depression, war, and diaspora -- Chadwick to Arledge to Patrick -- Feeding the habit and keeping the faith -- The community of the opium den -- Lies, damn lies, and fantasy sports -- Balance, schmalance -- Fans "kant" put up with cheating -- The end of the dinosaurs?

"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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