Playing Nice: Politics and Apologies in Women's Sports

by Mary Jo Festle

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This discussion of women's entry into the male-dominated world of sports chronicles the evolution of public attitudes and private ambitions from the 1950s to the present. The book identifies the intricacies of equality, difference and self-determination that have shaped women's participation in sport. Highlighting tennis, basketball and intercollegiate sports, the book explores the strategies which women have used to assert dual roles as athletes...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0231101627

ISBN13:9780231101622

Release Date:April 1996

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:400 Pages

Weight:1.66 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Gender Studies Industries & Professions Miscellaneous Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Sports & Entertainment Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation Sports Psychology

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