Research Catalog

Title

Power plays : politics, football, and other blood sports / John M. Barry.

Author

Barry, John M., 1947-

Publication

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2001.

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Details

Description

viii, 214 p.; 24 cm.

Summary

Barry, a former Washington journalist and college football coach, compares the abuse of power in politics and sports.

Subject

• USA Government
• Since 1900
• Power (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century
• Political corruption > United States > History > 20th century
• Football > History > United States > 20th century
• Sports > History > United States > 20th century
• Politicians > United States > Biography
• Athletes > United States > Biography
• United States > Politics and government > 1989-

Genre/Form

• collective biographies.
• Biographies
• History
• Biographies.

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Home -- Flexible blocking patterns -- Jimmy -- Washington: the players -- The making of a politician I -- The making of a politician II -- The media -- Game's over -- It's all a part of the game -- No more play -- Regrets -- Washington: Wright's play -- The floor -- Peace -- The vote -- Washington: Gingrich's play -- The outside game -- The Olympians -- Renaldo Nehemiah -- Linda Dragan -- Michael Storm -- Mark Cameron -- The fall -- The trial.

ISBN

157806404X (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2001026659

OCLC

47100606

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library