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UNINA9910462025803321 |
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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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Soccer for women |
Soccer - Social aspects |
Electronic books. |
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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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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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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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the rise of women's soccer following Title IX legislation in the early seventies to the watershed 1999 World Cup performance that turned the American team into instant celebrities, soccer is now the most popular sport for girls and women, with participation growing exponentially worldwide. Beyond "Bend It Like Beckham" presents the first in-depth global analysis of the women's game-bo |
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UNINA9910812861903321 |
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Autore |
Norton M. Scott |
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The legal world of the school principal : what leaders need to know about school law / / M. Scott Norton |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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1 online resource (190 pages) |
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School principals - Legal status, laws, etc - United States |
Educational law and legislation - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters. |
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How the legal responsibilities of school leaders are determined and implemented -- The legal rights and liabilities of school principals -- Legal rights and liabilities concerning teacher personnel -- Legal responsibilities and liabilities in relations to student personnel. |
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