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Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945 (Sports and Entertainment)
J. Andrew Ross
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Description for Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945 (Sports and Entertainment)
Hardcover. Series: Sports and Entertainment. Num Pages: 440 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; WSBG; WSBX; WSWY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
How did a small Canadian regional league come to dominate a North American continental sport? Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945 tells the fascinating story of the game off the ice, offering a play-by-play of cooperation and competition among owners, players, arenas, and spectators that produced a major league business enterprise. Ross explores the ways in which the NHL organized itself to maintain long-term stability, deal with its labor force, and adapt its product and structure to the demands of local, regional, and international markets. He argues that sports leagues like the NHL pursued ... Read more
How did a small Canadian regional league come to dominate a North American continental sport? Joining the Clubs: The Business of the National Hockey League to 1945 tells the fascinating story of the game off the ice, offering a play-by-play of cooperation and competition among owners, players, arenas, and spectators that produced a major league business enterprise. Ross explores the ways in which the NHL organized itself to maintain long-term stability, deal with its labor force, and adapt its product and structure to the demands of local, regional, and international markets. He argues that sports leagues like the NHL pursued ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Sports and Entertainment
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633839
SKU
V9780815633839
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Ref
99-99
About J. Andrew Ross
J. Andrew Ross is a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada. He has published numerous articles and chapters on the history of business, and has edited a collection of biographies of entrepreneurs.
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