UID:
almafu_9958352413002883
Format:
1 online resource(120p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. , 1995. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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ISBN:
9780812209150
Content:
Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the bidding competition to capture a major league team, using interviews with major players to present an insider's perspective on the business side of professional sports.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Tables --
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Foreword --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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Chapter 1. The Sports Franchise Game --
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Chapter 2. Impact Studies and Other Quantitative Analyses: Inconclusive Conclusions --
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Chapter 3. The Philadelphia v. Camden Story --
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Chapter 4. Shifts in the Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco --
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Chapter 5. Shifts in the Bay Area, Part Z: Oakland --
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Chapter 6. The Field-of-Dreams Approach: Baltimore and Indianapolis --
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Chapter 7. Washington, D.C.: Longing for the Senators --
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Chapter 8. Putting the Pursuit into Perspective: The Value of Sports --
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Notes --
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Index.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812209150
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209150
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812209150
