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Author Nixon, Howard L., 1944- author.

Title The athletic trap : how college sports corrupted the academy / Howard L. Nixon II
Published Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 217 pages)
Contents Commercialization, college sports, and the athletic trap -- The intercollegiate golden triangle -- The business of college sports -- The arms race, inequalities, and the pressures of the college sports business -- Deviance, corruption, and scandals in college sports -- Control and reform in big-time college sports -- Reforming college sports
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject College sports -- Corrupt practices -- United States
Universities and colleges -- Corrupt practices -- United States
GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
College sports -- Corrupt practices
Universities and colleges -- Corrupt practices
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781421411965
1421411962
1421411962