Sporting Females

Critical Issues in the History and Sociology of Women's Sports

Author: Jennifer Hargreaves
ISBN: 9780415070287

1994 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book AwardAn outstanding contribution to feminist analysis of sport from the nineteenth century to the present day. Jennifer Hargreaves views sport as a battle for control of the physical body and an important area for feminist intervention. Placing women at the centre of discussion, no other book is as comprehensive.

Publisher: Routledge
Publish Date: 1994

Subjects: Social Science / Sociology / General

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Sports )