Research Catalog

Title

Seven faces of women's sport / edited by Irene A. Reid (University of Stirling, UK), Jane Dennehy (Gender Hub, UK).

Publication

• Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Reid, Irene A.
• Dennehy, Jane

Description

xiv, 164 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"This book seeks to disentangle some of the issues, and to disrupt conventional ways of thinking about gender inequalities in sport. Our thesis is that change is slow, but investment in different skills and knowledge could direct sustainable and strategically relevant change for women's sport."--Page [4] of cover.

Alternative Title

7 faces of women's sport

Subjects

• Women athletes
• Sports > Sex differences
• Sports for women
• Athletics > Sex differences
• Feminism and sports

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The face of media: continuous, powerful and adaptable -- The face of nationhood: women in the national we of sport? -- The face of governance: economics, value and visibility -- The face of football bodies: 'resisting market enclosure and imagining another (football) future' -- The face of competition: the beating heart of sport -- The face of gender, sport for development -- Strategic action in women's sport -- Conclusion

Call Number

JFE 19-3844

ISBN

• 9781787437111
• 1787437116

OCLC

1061313730

Title

Seven faces of women's sport / edited by Irene A. Reid (University of Stirling, UK), Jane Dennehy (Gender Hub, UK).

Publisher

Bingley, UK : Emerald Publishing, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Reid, Irene A., editor.

Dennehy, Jane, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 19-3844