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| TITLE: |
Sports and their fans : the history, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport / Kevin G. Quinn. |
| ADDED TITLE: |
History, economics and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport |
| AUTHOR: |
Quinn, Kevin G., 1961- |
| PUBLISHED: |
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2009. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
xii, 259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| NOTES: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-243) and index. |
| NOTES: |
"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. |
| SUBJECT: |
Sports --Social aspects --United States. |
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Sports spectators--United States. |
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Sports--Moral and ethical aspects--United States. |
| SUBJECT: |
Sports--Economic aspects --United States. |
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