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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Football and philosophy : going deep / edited by Michael W. Austin ;
with a foreword by Joe Posnanski.
p. cm.—(The philosophy of popular culture)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8131-2495-7 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. Football—Philosophy. 2. Football—Social aspects. I. Austin, Michael W.
GV959.F55 2008
796.332—dc22
2008007853
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for Permanence in Paper for Printed Library Materials.
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