Doping and Anti-Doping Policy in Sport: Ethical, Legal and Social Perspectives Contributor(s): McNamee, Mike (Editor), Møller, Verner (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415619238 ISBN-13: 9780415619233 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Law | Sports - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Self-help | Substance Abuse & Addictions - General |
Dewey: 362.29 |
LCCN: 2010041523 |
Series: Ethics and Sport |
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.20 lbs) 264 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The issue of doping has been the most widely discussed problem in sports ethics and is one of the most prominent issues across sports studies, the sports sciences and their constituent disciplines. This book adds uniquely to that catalogue of discourses by focusing on extant anti-doping policy and doping practices from a range of multi-disciplinary perspectives (specifically ethical, legal, and social scientific). With contributions from a world-class team of scholars and legal practitioners from the UK, Europe and North America, the book explores key contemporary issues such as:
Doping and Anti-Doping Policy in Sport offers an important critique of contemporary anti-doping policy and is essential reading for any advanced student, researcher or policy maker with an interest in this vital issue. |