A beautiful game : international perspectives on women's football / Jean Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, Jean, 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer for women--Cross-cultural studies.

Soccer for women.

Soccer--Social aspects--Cross-cultural studies.

Soccer.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

FIFA, the world governing body of association football, declared 'The Future is Feminine' in a 1995 press release. This title examines contemporary women's football internationally, with case studies from England, the United States, China and Australia. It analyses the status and image of the women's game from the late nineteenth century onwards. Please note that images or diagrams have been excluded from this text due to copyright restrictions.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; 1 The Girls of Summer, the Daughters of Title IX; 2 The Iron Roses; 3 A Grass Ceiling; 4 Waltzing the Matildas; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-206) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-47374-3

9786612473746

1-84788-345-1

OCLC:

609856005