TY  - BOOK
AU  - Surdam,David G.
TI  - The rise of the National Basketball Association /David George Surdam
SN  - 9780252094248
AV  - GV885 .R574 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - National Basketball Association
KW  - History
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; ""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. Economics of Sports Leagues""; ""2. The Beginnings (1946-48)""; ""3. The Merger and Its Aftermath (1948-51)""; ""4. Shakedown (1951-54)""; ""5. Stability (1954-57)""; ""6. Moving to Major League Status (1957-62)""; ""Conclusion: The NBA Becomes ""Major League""""; ""Appendix A: Estimating Factors Affecting Net Gate Receipts""; ""Appendix B: Tables""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; 2; b
N2  - Today's National Basketball Association commands millions of spectators worldwide, and its many franchises are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But the league wasnAEt always so successful or glamorous. This book chronicles the league's growing pains from 1946 to 1961
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