TY - BOOK ID - 13211930 TI - Sports fan violence in North America PY - 2007 SN - 9780742539792 0742539792 9780742539808 0742539806 1299785719 1461642914 9781461642916 PB - Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., DB - UniCat KW - Sports spectators KW - Violence in sports KW - Sports spectators -- North America. KW - Sports spectators. KW - Violence in sports -- North America. KW - Violence in sports. KW - Social Sciences KW - Recreation & Sports KW - Spectators, Sports KW - Sports KW - Sports fans KW - Sports violence KW - Spectators KW - Violence KW - Audiences KW - Fans (Persons) KW - North America. KW - USA. KW - Turtle Island UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:13211930 AB - This book argues that sport is essential to the social health of any society. Participation in the sport fan experience is very meaningful for a significant portion of the membership of any society. This volume argues that sports fan violence, particularly celebrating riots after championship play, disturbs and harms one of the key positive aspects of sports. ER -