The Girl and the Game: A History of Women's Sport in Canada

by M. Ann Hall and Mark Totten

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"The Girl and the Game" traces the history of women's organized sport in Canada from its early, informal roots in the late nineteenth century through the formation of amateur and professional teams to today's tendency to market women athletes, especially Olympians, as both athletic and sexual. When women actively participate in the symbols, practices, and institutions of sport, what they do is often not considered "real" sport, nor in some cases are...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:155111268X

ISBN13:9781551112688

Release Date:June 2002

Publisher:University of Toronto Press

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Related Subjects

Americas Canada History History of Sports Miscellaneous Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Sports & Outdoors Sports & Recreation Women in History Women's Studies

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