Beer and Circus : How Big-Time College Sports Has Crippled Undergraduate Education
ISBN: 9780805068115 | 0805068112
Edition: 2ndFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Holt Paperbacks
Pub. Date: 9/1/2001
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In this fascinating book, Sperber uses original research culled from students, faculty, and administrators around the country, to argue that what universities offer instead of a meaningful undergraduate education is a meager and dangerous substitute: the party scene surrounding college sports that Sperber calls "beer and circus" and which serves to keep the students happy while tuition dollars keep rolling in. He explodes cherished myths about college sports, showing, for instance, that contrary to popular belief the money coming in to universi... MORE
| Preface | ix | ||||
| Acknowledgments | xix | ||||
| Introduction | 3 | (12) | |||
| PART ONE The Rise of Beer-and-Circus | |||||
| 15 | (8) |
Murray Sperber is a regular media commentator on college sports. A professor of English and American studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, his previous books include College Sports, Inc.; Onward to Victory: The Crises That Shaped College Sports; and Shake Down the Thunder: The Creation of Notre Dame Football.
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