Leveling the Playing Field: How the Law Can Make Sports Better for Fans Tapa dura - 2000

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. 367pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

Harvard University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 2000. Hardcover. Like New. Former library book; Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Harvard University Press, 2000-06-23. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. First. hardcover. fine/very good(-). 8vo, 1/2 blue cloth, d.w. lightly soiled. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000.<br/><br/>

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2000. 1st Ed. Scratch to back cover where label partially removed. Hardbound. 8vo. 16 Pgs.. VG. Leveling The Playing Field by Paul C Weiler. Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardbound. No DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: VG. Scratch to back cover where label partially removed. 367 Pgs. ISBN 0674001656. LCCN 99-087304. The ideal of evenly balanced sporting contests is continually challenged by economic, social, and technological forces. Consequently, the law is essential to level the playing field for players, owners, and ultimately fans and taxpayers. For example, the author shows why players' use of performance-enhancing drugs, even legal ones, should be treated as a more serious offense than, say, use of cocaine. He also explains why proposals to break up dominant leagues and create new ones will not work, and thus why both union representation of players and legal protection for fans, and taxpayers, are… Leer más

Cambridge, Massachusetts & London: Harvard University Press, 2000. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT price clipped ($29.95). A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Index. Bound in the original green boards with a blue cloth spine lettered in metallic green. From the Dust Jacket: "The world of sports seems entwined with lawsuits. This is so, Paul Weiler explains, because of two characteristics intrinsic to all competitive sports. First, sporting contests lose their drama if the competition becomes too lopsided. Second, the winning athletes and teams usually take the 'lion's share' of both fan attention and spending. So interest in second-rate teams and in second-rate leagues rapidly wanes, leaving one dominant league with monopoly power. The ideal of evenly balanced sporting… Leer más

Harvard University Press, 2000-06-23. Hardcover. Used:Good.