Lessons of the Locker Room. The Myth of School Sports

Miracle, Andrew W. Jr. And Rees, C. Roger

ISBN 10: 0879758791 ISBN 13: 9780879758790

Published by Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 1994

Language: English

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Lessons of the Locker Room. The Myth of School Sports

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Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY

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1994

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English

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0879758791

ISBN 13

9780879758790

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Hardcover

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Fine

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Examines the American obsession with sports, explains how sports became connected with schools, and argues that sports do not build character or promote good citizenship

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Andrew W. Miracle, Jr., is professor of anthropology at Texas Christian University.

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