Sports and their fans
Subtitle: the history, economics, and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport
By: Kevin G. Quinn.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 259
ISBN-13: 9780786438020
Subjects: Sports -- Social aspects -- United States; Sports spectators -- United States; Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States; Sports -- Economic aspects -- United States
Other titles: History, economics, and culture of the relationship between spectator and sport
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.