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Sport History and Culture: Economics

A guide to selected resources on the history of sport, with special attention to social and cultural issues.

David Halberstam on Michael Jordan

Click Here to view an interview with author David Halberstam by Charlie Rose about Halberstam's book Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made and about the place of sports in American society.

Show me the Money: Economic Aspects of Sport

Andreff, Wladimir, and Stefan Szymanski, eds. Handbook on the Economics of Sport. GV716 H37 2006

Berri, David J. The Wages of Wins: Taking Measure of the Many Myths in Modern Sport. GV716 B47 2007

Hagstrom Robert G. The NASCAR Way: The Business that Drives the Sport. Also available in paper in the Stock Car Racing Collection, GV1029.9 S74 H34 1998

Halberstam, David. Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made. GV884 J67 H35 1999

Humphreys, Brad R., and Dennis R. Howard, eds. The Business of Sports. 3 vols. GV716 B89 2008

LeFeber, Walter. Michael Jordan and the New Global Capitalism. GV884 J67 L34 2002

Santo, Charles A., ed. Sport and Public Policy: Social, Political, and Economic Perspectives. GV716 S584 20

Andreff, Wladimir, and Stefan Syzmanski, eds. Handbook on the Economics of Sport. GV716 H37 2006

Trumpbour, Robert C. The New Cathedrals:Politics and Media in the History of Stadium Construction. GV413 T78 2007

Zimbalist, Andrew S. Circling the Bases: Essays on the Challenges and Prospects of the Sports Industry. GV716 Z57 2011

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