Beer and Circus
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Beer and Circus by Murray Sperber
In this fascinating book, Sperber uses original research culled from students, faculty, and administrators around the country, to argue that what universities offer instead of a meaningful undergraduate education is a meager and dangerous substitute: the party scene surrounding college sports that Sperber calls beer and circus and which serves to keep the students happy while tuition dollars keep rolling in. He explodes cherished myths about college sports, showing, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universities from sports programs never makes it to academic departments.
Sperber's profound re-evaluation of college sports and higher education comes straight out of today's headlines and opens our eyes to a generation of students deprived of the education they deserve. Murray Sperber has been acknowledged for years as the country's leading authority on college sports and their role in American culture. In the wake of Indiana University's decision to fire head basketball coach Bobby Knight last year, Sperber was in constant demand across the country--on television, radio, and print media--to comment on the profound and tragic impact of big-time intercollegiate athletics on higher education.
Murray Sperber is in constant demand as a media commentator on college sports. A professor of English and American studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, his previous books include College Sports, Inc.; Onward to Victory: The Crises That Shaped College Sports (0-8050-3865-5); and Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805038644 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805038647 |
| Titel | Beer and Circus |
| Autor | Murray Sperber |
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| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Henry Holt & Company |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2000-09-20 |
| Seitenanzahl | 322 |
| Preise | Winner of Society of Midland Authors Award (Adult Nonfiction) 2001 |
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