Abrams, Roger I.,  1945- <br/><br/>
Playing tough :  the world of sports and politics / 
Roger I. Abrams. 
 - Boston :  Northeastern University Press,  c2013. 
 - xii, 258 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-243) and index. 
<br/><br/>Sports and politics -- Early baseball and the urban political machine -- The Nazi Olympic triumph -- The war of the world: Joe Louis v. Max Schmeling -- The "futbol war" of Central America -- Muhammad Ali and the symbols of politics -- Olympic boycotts and international relations -- Sports and South African liberation -- Hardball in city hall: public financing of sports stadiums -- Conclusion. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781555537531 (cloth : alk. paper) 1555537537 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781555538156 (ebook) 1555538150 (ebook) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012042100 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Sports--Political aspects.<br/>Sports and state.<br/>Sports and society.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV 706.35  / .A37 2013