Lessons of the Locker Room: The Myth of School Sports

Miracle, Andrew W.; Rees, C. Roger

ISBN 10: 0879758791 / ISBN 13: 9780879758790

Published by Prometheus Books, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lessons of the Locker Room: The Myth of School Sports
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879758791
• ISBN 13: 9780879758790
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Examines the American obsession with sports, explains how sports became connected with schools, and argues that sports do not build character or promote good citizenship

About the Author

Andrew W. Miracle, Jr., is professor of anthropology at Texas Christian University.