TY  - BOOK
AU  - Quinn,Kevin G.
TI  - Sports and their fans: the history, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport 
SN  - 0786438029
AV  - GV706.5 .Q85 2009
U1  - 306.483 22
PY  - 2009///]
CY  - Jefferson, N.C.
PB  - McFarland
KW  - Sports
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Sports spectators
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
KW  - Economic aspects
N1  - 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?
N2  - "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
ER  -