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For decades, amateurism defined the ideals undergirding the Olympic movement. No more. Today's Games present athletes who enjoy open corporate sponsorship and u
The End of Amateurism in American Track and Field
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Combining social and institutional history and incorporating the recollections of the athletes and meet directors on the front lines, The End of Amateurism in T
Athletics in the Nordic Countries
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In the edited collection Athletics in the Nordic Countries, scholars from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden explore historical developments and current pheno
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This book provides the first detailed history of one of the most powerful international sport organisations, the International Association of Athletics Federati
Match Fixing and Sport
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Match-Fixing and Sport studies match-fixing in historical perspective, revealing how match-fixing has always been a major sporting continuity, alongside another