Essays on sport history and sport mythology / by Allen Guttmann [and others] ; introduction by Jack W. Berryman ; edited by Donald G. Kyle and Gary D. Stark.

Other author Guttmann, Allen.
Other author Kyle, Donald G.
Other author Stark, Gary D., 1948-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoCollege Station, [Tex.] : Published for the University of Texas at Arlington by Texas A & M Press, ©1990.
Description154 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Sports--History.
Sports--Social aspects. --History.

SeriesWalter Presscott Webb memorial lectures ; 24
Walter Presscott Webb memorial lectures ; 24. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents E. Norman Gardiner and the decline of Greek sport / Donald G. Kyle -- Entrepreneurs, structures, and the sportgeist : old tensions in a modern industry / Stephen Hardy -- Professional sports as an avenue of social mobility in America : some myths and realities / Steven A. Riess -- Modern criticism of sport / Richard D. Mandell -- Eros and sport / Allen Guttmann.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 90036414
ISBN0890964548 (alk. paper)