The Business of Professional Sports |
|
| Editor:
| Staudohar, Paul D.
Mangan, James A. |
| Foreword by:
| Koppett, Leonard |
| Contribution by:
| Ahlburg, Dennis A.
Beamish, Rob
Chandler, Joan M.
Dworkin, James B.
Kahn, Lawrence M.
Korr, Charles
MacAloon, John J.
Mills, David
Noll, Roger G.
Reiss, Steven A.
Roberts, Gary R.
Ross, Stephen F.
Sherer, Peter D.
Steinberg, Leigh
Voigt, David G. |
| Series title: | Sport and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-01767-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1991 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
|
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
|
Beyond the highly publicized heroics and foibles of players and teams, when the grandstands are empty and the scoreboards dark, there is a world of sport about which little is known by even the most ardent fan. It is the business world of sport; it is characterized by a thirst for power and money, and its players are just as active as those on the professional teams they oversee. In this collection, some of the best scholars in the field use examples from baseball, football,...
More Description
Beyond the highly publicized heroics and foibles of players and teams, when the grandstands are empty and the scoreboards dark, there is a world of sport about which little is known by even the most ardent fan. It is the business world of sport; it is characterized by a thirst for power and money, and its players are just as active as those on the professional teams they oversee. In this collection, some of the best scholars in the field use examples from baseball, football, basketball, and hockey to illuminate the significant economic, legal, social, and historic aspects of the business of professional sports.
Contributors: Dennis A. Ahlburg, Rob B. Beamish, Joan M. Chandler, James B. Dworkin, Lawrence M. Kahn, Charles P. Korr, John J. MacAloon, David Mills, Roger G. Noll, Steven A. Reiss, Gary R. Roberts, Stephen F. Ross, Peter D. Sherer, Leigh Steinberg, and David G. Voigt,