Dope : a history of performance enhancement in sports from the nineteenth century to today /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Rosen, Daniel M.
Imprint:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Description:	xii, 251 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Doping in sports -- History. Athletes -- Drug use -- History. Anabolic steroids -- History. Anabolic steroids. Athletes -- Drug use. Doping in sports. History.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7633433

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ISBN:	9780313345203 (alk. paper) 0313345201 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-238) and index.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Early History of Performance Enhancement Drugs, 1860-1959
2. The Beginnings of Modern Doping, 1960-1969
3. The Rise of East German Athletics and Other Tales of Doping, 1970-1979
4. Blood Doping, EPO, and Human Growth Hormone, 1980-1989
5. An Explosion of Doping Cases and the Rise of Custom-Tailored Drugs, 1990-1999
6. Is Everyone Doping? 2000-Present
7. Future Perfect: Genetically Modified Athletes?
Afterword
Timeline
Notes
Index

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