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020 _z9781442212329 (hardback)
020 _z9781442212336 (paper)
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100 1 _aEitzen, D. Stanley.
245 1 0 _aFair and foul
_h[electronic resource] :
_bbeyond the myths and paradoxes of sport /
_cD. Stanley Eitzen.
250 _a5th ed.
260 _aLanham, Md. :
_bRowman & Littlefield Publishers,
_c2012.
300 _avii, 309 p. :
_bill. (some col.)
505 8 _aMachine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: The Duality of Sport -- Chapter 2: Sport Unites, Sport Divides -- Chapter 3: Names, Logos, Mascots, and Flags: The Contradictory Uses of Sports Symbols -- Chapter 4: Sport Is Fair, Sport Is Foul -- Chapter 5: Sport Is Healthy, Sport Is Destructive -- Chapter 6: The Organization of Childrens Play: Peer Centered or Adult Centered? -- Chapter 7: Sport Is Expressive, Sport Is Controlled -- Chapter 8: Are Sports Played on a Level Playing Field? Issues of Race, Class, and Gender -- Chapter 9: The Contradictions of Big-Time College Sports -- Chapter 10: The Path to Success? Myth and Reality -- Chapter 11: Professional Sports Franchises: Public Teams, Private Businesses -- Chapter 12: The Globalization of Sport -- Chapter 13: The Challenge: Changing Sport -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author.
520 _a"With revisions and updates throughout, the fifth edition of "Fair and Foul" explores America's love of sport and also it's darker side. Updates include further attention to how race, class, and gender relate to the uneven playing field in sports; a new discussion of sexuality as a divisive factor in sport; and numerous new case studies and examples"--
_cProvided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aSports
_xSociological aspects.
650 0 _aSports
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aSports
_xSocial aspects
_zUnited States.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10535611
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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