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Grainey Timothy F |
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Beyond bend it like Beckham [[electronic resource] ] : the global phenomenon of women's soccer / / Timothy F. Grainey ; foreword by Brittany Timko |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2012 |
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1-283-69597-9 |
0-8032-4036-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (302 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Soccer for women |
Soccer - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-279). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 10 National Leagues around the World; 11 Overcoming a Fifty-Year Banin England; 12 Canada's Youthful Road to Success; Conclusion: "The Future of FootballIs Feminine"; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE Rapid Growth in the United States; 1 Title IX, Soccer Moms, andPioneering Players; 2 U.S. National Team, 1996-1999: "Welcome to Our Party"; 3 Professional Women's Soccer and the wusa:"The Best Three Years of My Life"; 4 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) |
PART TWO Challenges in the Middle East, Africa,and Latin America5 The State of the Game in theMiddle East; 6 Challenges and Successes in Africa; 7 Latin America: Fighting MachismoAttitudes; 8 Women Athletes: Objects versusWholesome Role Models; PART THREE Building Leagues and National Team Programs; 9 Ancestral Roots: Leveraging the Diasporato Build the Game Abroad; Afterword: 2011 Women's World Cup; Appendix of Tables; Selected Bibliography |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Though it burst into public consciousness only with the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer has been around almost as long as its male counterpart, flourishing in England during and after World War I. From |
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