Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-time College Sports : with a New Postscript by the Author

Unpaid Professionals: Commercialism and Conflict in Big-time College Sports : with a New Postscript by the Author
ISBN-10
0691086907
ISBN-13
9780691086903
Category
Education
Pages
264
Language
English
Published
2001-01
Author
Andrew Zimbalist

Description

Arguing that college athletics actually represent a large-scale commercial interest that is hostile to the values of higher education, the author explores the tension between big sports revenues and academics across the board in college sports.

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