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The Sports Franchise Game : Cities in Pursuit of Sports Franchises, Events, Stadiums, and Arenas /
Power, prestige, and millions of dollars-these are the stakes in the sports franchise game. In this book, sports attorney Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the fierce bidding competition to capture major league teams. Rigorous research, fascinating int...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Power, prestige, and millions of dollars-these are the stakes in the sports franchise game. In this book, sports attorney Kenneth Shropshire describes the franchise warfare that pits city against city in the fierce bidding competition to capture major league teams. Rigorous research, fascinating interviews with major players, stories behind the headlines, and an insider's perspective converge in this rare view of the business side of professional sports. Shropshire portrays a complex web of motivations, negotiations, and public relations, and discusses examples from Philadelphia, the Bay Area, and Washington D.C. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9780812209150 9783110413458 9783110413526 9783110442526 |
| Acceso: | restricted access |