The Business of Professional Sports

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252061616
• ISBN13: 9780252061615
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"