Immortality in sports : a sociology of media, fame, and infamy / Wib Leonard.

Sports have taken on tremendous importance in the world in which we live. Their social significance economic, political, and personal both nationally and internationally is unprecedented. What may not be so obvious on first blush is the sociological nature of sports. Sports offer one of the most vis...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Taylor & Francis)
Main Author:	Leonard, Wib
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boulder, Co. : Paradigm Publishers, ©2012.
Subjects:	Sports > Sociological aspects. Identity (Psychology)