Living out of bounds : the male athlete's everyday life / Steven J. Overman.
Living out of bounds : the male athlete's everyday life / Steven J. Overman.
Living out of bounds : the male athlete's everyday life / Steven J. Overman.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger ; Oxford : Harcourt Education [distributor], 2009.
Date
2009.
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N796.01/87
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English
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Physical content
xxviii, 227 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Athlete's Family and Youth -- Ch. 2. The Narrow World of Sports -- Ch. 3. Public Life, Private Space -- Ch. 4. In the Arena's Shadow -- Ch. 5. Sex and Sexuality -- Ch. 6. Team Colors: Sport and Race -- Ch. 7. The Athlete and His Body -- Ch. 8. Retiring from Sport -- Ch. 9. Conclusions.
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Publisher
Westport, Conn. : Praeger ; Oxford : Harcourt Education [distributor], 2009.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2009.
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Summary
"Living out of Bounds provides answers to persistent questions about what it's really like to be an athlete and discusses the filtered image of the athlete that emerges through books and other media." "Overman mines a wide array of sports biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, and diaries to construct a representative picture of the athlete's life...
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Living out of bounds : the male athlete's everyday life / Steven J. Overman.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N796.01/87
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74VM0pdwgLyM
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ISBN
0313346682 (hbk.)
9780313346682 (hbk.)
DDC
796.01
MMS ID
991001634269702626
