LEADER 03394nam 2200601Ia 450 001 9910462025803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-69597-9 010 $a0-8032-4036-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269188 035 $a(EBL)1046268 035 $a(OCoLC)817886175 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000755157 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11409794 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000755157 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10729736 035 $a(PQKB)10198593 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1046268 035 $a(OCoLC)966756656 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse46205 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1046268 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10615018 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL400847 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269188 100 $a20111125d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeyond bend it like Beckham$b[electronic resource] $ethe global phenomenon of women's soccer /$fTimothy F. Grainey ; foreword by Brittany Timko 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (302 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-3470-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-279). 327 $aCover; 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) 327 $aPART 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 330 $aThough 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 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 606 $aSoccer for women$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aSoccer$xSocial aspects$vCross-cultural studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSoccer for women 615 0$aSoccer$xSocial aspects 676 $a796.334082 700 $aGrainey$b Timothy F$0969720 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462025803321 996 $aBeyond bend it like Beckham$92203686 997 $aUNINA