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Sport and the Neoliberal University: Profit, Politics, and Pedagogy

Contributor(s): King-White, Ryan (Editor), Giroux, Henry (Contribution by), Giroux, Susan Searls (Contribution by), King-White, Ryan (Contribution by), Ternes, Neal C (Contribution by), Giardina, Michael D (Contribution by), DeLuca, Jaime (Contribution by), Maddox, Callie Batts (Contribution by), Hawzen, Matthew G (Contribution by), Anderson, Lauren C (Contribution by), Newman, Joshua I (Contribution by), Staurowsky, Ellen J (Contribution by), Southall, Richard M (Contribution by), Southall, Crystal (Contribution by), Rick, Oliver (Contribution by), Beissel, Adam (Contribution by), Bustad, Jacob J (Contribution by), Mower, Ronald L (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780813587707

Publisher: Rutgers University Press

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Pub Date: January 25, 2018

Dewey: 796.043

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: 18 to UP

Physical Info: 0.57" H x 8.86" L x 7.97" W ( 0.72 lbs) 242 pages

Series: American Campus

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Description: Focusing on current issues, including the NCAA, Title IX, recruitment of high school athletes, and the Penn State scandal, among others, Sport and the Neoliberal University shows the different ways institutions, individuals, and corporations are interacting with university athletics in ways that are profoundly shaped by neoliberal ideologies.

Review Quotes: "This book adds to the critical discussion of college sports and their relevance to higher education....It is good to bring a critical lens to higher education operations and this book may help to spark such critical discussion."-- "Journal of Studemt Affairs Research and Practice"

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