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UNINA9910779267103321 |
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Titolo |
Women and sports in the United States [[electronic resource] ] : a documentary reader / / Jean O'Reilly and Susan K. Cahn, editors |
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Boston, : Northeastern University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-49136-1 |
9786613586599 |
1-55553-787-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (409 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sports for women - United States |
Women athletes - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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 and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Pioneering women in sport -- pt. 2. Negotiating masculinity and femininity : the female athlete as oxymoron -- pt. 3. Competing bodies : physiological, biological, and psychological issues -- pt. 4. Building inequality into sport : institutionalized bias -- pt. 5. Sexuality and sport -- pt. 6. The feminine image in sports and sports media -- pt. 7. Law and equity : Title IX and its aftermath. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The only anthology available documenting 100 years of women in American sports |
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