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Author:

Quinn, Kevin G., 1961-

Title:

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

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xii, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Sports--Social aspects--United States.
Sports spectators--United States.
Sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.
Sports--Economic aspects--United States.
Sport.
Publiek.

Notes:

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

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.

ISBN:

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

OCLC:

(OCoLC)251303040

LCCN:

2009002426

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)