did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780700618309

The Rise of Gridiron University: Higher Education's Uneasy Alliance With Big-time Football

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780700618309

  • ISBN10:

    0700618309

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2012-03-06
  • Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

List Price: $34.95 Save up to $13.98
  • Rent Book $20.97
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 24-48 HOURS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introduction: The Cultural Cornerstone of the Ivory Towerp. 1
Physical Culture, Discipline, and Higher Education in 1800s Americap. 14
Progressive Era Universities and Football Reformp. 40
Psychologists: Body, Mind, and the Creation of Disciplinep. 71
Social Scientists: Making Sport Safe for a Rational Publicp. 93
Coaches: In the Disciplinary Arenap. 115
Stadiums: Between Campus and Culturep. 139
Academic Backlash in the Post-World War I Erap. 171
Epilogue: A Circus or a Sideshow?p. 200
Notesp. 207
Bibliographyp. 269
Indexp. 305
Table of Contents provided by Ingram. All Rights Reserved.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program