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Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
by
John M Hoberman
About this title: In this reprint of a classic originally published in 1992, John Hoberman dissects the modern sports establishments of Europe and America and shows how a community of mutually dependent interest groups combine to promote continued scientific experiments despite futile efforts by Olympic authorities to enforce their sanctions on those who violate the ban on illicit drugs. Hoberman also reflects on the future of sport as we enter a new era of unprecedented developments in genetic engineering and hormonal manipulation, with important implications for the science of human performance. Great sport ...
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Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John Milton
Binding: Hard cover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very nice condition, clean pages, solid binding, nice dust jacket; I ship daily and offer international and priority shipping. Your purchase is greatly appreciated, thank you, bookwolfe. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 374 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John Milton
Edition: First edition. Has 1st printing numberline
Binding: Hard cover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: New in new dust jacket. Nice new copy no remainder marks. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 374 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
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Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John Milton
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hard cover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. 374 p.; 1.20" x 9.50" x 6.40". read more
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Mortal Engines
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Hoberman, John M.
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Free Press/Macmillan Inc. , NY
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Hardcover, 374 pp, Very Fine Book in Fine Jacket. New and unread. NO MARKS. The science of performance and the dehumanization of sport. Not a remainder book. , 0029147654. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
by
Hoberman, John M.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: The Free Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Fine/Fine. 0029147654 Sports The book is clean, tight, and crisp, inside and out. The dust jacket is in a new mylar cover, it is w/o flaws. 374 pages. Index. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Summary: "This richly documented history of how science triumphed over sport shows how the Greek ideal of a sound mind in a healthy body has been defeated by the impossible quest to exceed merely human limits. The modern obsession with "enhancing" athletic performance goes back to the 19th century, and the use of ... read more
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Mortal Engines: The Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Blackburn Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13: 9781930665378
ISBN: 1930665377
Description: New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 392 p. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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John M. Hoberman
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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John M. Hoberman
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1992-06
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Minor wear to dust jacket. Book in excellent shape. Overall very good condition. 080612B74. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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John M. Hoberman
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers! Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
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Mortal Engines-the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M.
Edition: 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: The Free Press, Many
Date Published: 1992
Description: Cover Art. Fine in Fine jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. OLYMPIC----------The cover and the jacket has little to no signs of wear...............We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by....... read more
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Mortal Engines
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John M. Hoberman
Binding: Hardcover
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Simon & Schuster, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; New. 0029147654. New and unread. No marks or price clip, light jacket wear, trace of top edge soil.; 8vo 8" read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Very good in a Very good dustjacket. Binding is hardcover. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A. : Simon & Schuster, 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
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Description: Dust Jacket Included. Hardback in near fine condition in near fine dust jacket. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Free Press
Date Published: 1992
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
Binding: Hardcover
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Mortal Engines; the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport,
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Hoberman, John,
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M.
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hard Cover
Publisher: Free Pr, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Excellent/Excellent. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0029147654. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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Hoberman, John M.
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Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Free Press, Old Tappan, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13: 9780029147658
ISBN: 0029147654
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 290pp. Notes. index. Hardcover in very good condition. Dust jacket in good condition, minor edgewear. 'Mortal Engines ' provides a unique historical perspective on many of the problems currently plaguing sport, such as doping, nationalism and racism. read more
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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John M. Hoberman
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Free Press
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and Dehumanization of Sport
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John Hoberman
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Mortal Engines
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Hoberman, John M.
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13: 9781930665378
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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John M. Hoberman
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Publisher: Free Press
Date Published: 1992
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Mortal Engines: the Science of Performance and the Dehumanization of Sport
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