| Description |
[xiii], 158 pages ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Ethics and sport |
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Ethics and sport.
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| Contents |
This sporting mammon? -- Moral philosophy, sport and commodification critique -- Financial motives, venality and the ideals of sport -- Commodification and objectification: treating athletes and sport itself as mere means -- Sport, commodification and distributive justice -- Scoring an own goal: when markets undermine what they sell -- Moral philosophy out on the track: what might be done? |
| Summary |
"Combining sociological evidence with the analytical tools of philosophy, Ethics, Money and Sport articulates and explores the main concerns about the way money has changed our experience of sports. Clearly written and illustrated by examples from major sports around the world, Ethics, Money and Sport enables students, researchers and policymakers - as well as anyone with an interest in the future of sport - to engage with this crucial debate."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [145]-151 |
| Subject |
Sports -- Economic aspects.
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Sports -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Sports -- Philosophy.
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| Author |
Giulianotti, Richard, 1966-
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| LC no. |
2006011051 |
| ISBN |
0203413008 (ebk.) |
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0415333385 (hbk.) |
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0415333393 (paperback) |
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9780203413005 (ebk.) |
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9780415333382 (hbk.) |
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9780415333399 (paperback) |
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