TY - BOOK N2 - "In these essays, leading scholars tackle a wide range of subjects, including the ways in which people root for their teams and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives, culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams"--Provided by publisher. AB - "In these essays, leading scholars tackle a wide range of subjects, including the ways in which people root for their teams and the uses of technology to cultivate fan communities. Taking an interdisciplinary approach through the fields of communication, psychology and telecommunications, this collection explores modern fans, their motives, culture, and their identification with sports and individual teams"--Provided by publisher. T1 - Sports mania :essays on fandom and the media in the 21st century / DA - c2008. CY - Jefferson, N.C. : AU - Hugenberg, Lawrence W. AU - Haridakis, Paul M., AU - Earnheardt, Adam C., CN - GV742 CN - GV742 PB - McFarland & Co., PP - Jefferson, N.C. : PY - c2008. ID - 325857 KW - Mass media and sports. KW - Sports spectators KW - Sports spectators SN - 9780786437269 (pbk. : alk. paper) SN - 078643726X (pbk. : alk. paper) TI - Sports mania :essays on fandom and the media in the 21st century / ER -