The Edge: The War Against Cheating and Corruption in the Cutthroat World of Elite Sports - Couverture souple

Pielke, Roger

 
9781938901577: The Edge: The War Against Cheating and Corruption in the Cutthroat World of Elite Sports
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1938901576 ISBN 13 : 9781938901577
Editeur : Roaring Forties Press, 2016

Synopsis

Roger Pielke reveals how sports stars break the rules in their search for a competitive edge.

Both entertaining and thought-provoking, THE EDGE not only visits the battlefields in the war against cheating and corruption, but also explores ways to ensure that "the spirit of sport" can survive in today's high-tech, highly professional world.

Drawing on controversies straight out of the headlines, Pielke looks at doping, match fixing, fake amateurism, and other ways of breaking the rules. But are those rules--and the values they reflect--hopelessly outdated?

Wonderfully readable and scrupulously researched, THE EDGE blends science and journalism to produce an unforgettable account of sport in crisis.

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À propos de l'auteur

Roger Pielke, Jr. is head of the Sports Governance Center at the University of Colorado. He is author, co-author, or co-editor of seven books. He discusses sports issues on his popular blog The Least Thing (leastthing.blogspot.com) and he's a frequent contributor to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, the Financial Times, Sporting Intelligence, and the Guardian.

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Éditeur
Roaring Forties Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1938901576
ISBN 13 
9781938901577
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
330
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