| Crime, Deviance and Doping: Fallen Sports Stars, Autobiography and the Management of Stigma 2014 Edition Contributor(s): Yar, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1137403748 ISBN-13: 9781137403742 Publisher: Palgrave Pivot OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| Series: Palgrave Pivot |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.63 lbs) 106 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yar examines the autobiographies of fallen sports stars, exploring their fall from grace and the stigma it entails. Drawing upon sociological and criminological perspectives, it illuminates how fallen stars use confessional acts of story-telling to seek forgiveness, vindication and redemption. |