Amateurism in Sport - An Analysis and Defence

Informationen zum Autor Allison, Lincoln Klappentext We often decry "amateurism", yet one can do things "for the love of it" rather than for money. It can also show that an economic system which has more voluntary, unpaid activity is a more efficient system. This work examines amateurism's rationale, its history, ethics and economics. Zusammenfassung This book takes amateurism seriously as ethical and political theory and examines its rationale, its history, its ethics and economics and the future of amateur values. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Times Lincoln Allisons intriguing study suggests that amateurism is a force for good that will make society the poorer if it is allowed to wither away completely a thought provoking book.

Product details

• Authors: Lincoln Allison, Lincoln (University of Warwick Allison, Allison Lincoln
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.09.2001
• EAN: 9780714680309
• ISBN: 978-0-7146-8030-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Sport in the Global Society
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SPORTS & RECREATION / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, Sports & outdoor recreation, Social and cultural history, Sports and Active outdoor recreation