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Hargreave's book will be valuable to those interested in British women's sports and the sociology of sports.
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1996 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book Award
An outstanding contribution to feminist analysis of sport from the nineteenth century to the present day. Jennifer Hargreaves views sport as a battle for control of the physical body and an important area for feminist intervention. Placing women at the centre of discussion, no other book is as comprehensive.
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Although for a century or more organized sports have occupied a central position in British cultural life, until comparatively recently they have been a neglected area of historical and sociological analysis. Read the first page
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An excellent book that puts womens experience first,
This review is from: Sporting Females: Critical Issues in the History and Sociology of Women's Sport (Paperback)
This comprehensive book won North American Sociology of Sports book award in 1994. Jennifer Hargreaves writes this book using both a historical and sociological perspective in analysing womens sport. The book puts women and their sporting experiences at the forefront of importance. This is by the far the most comprehensive book on women and sport that there is it is excellent. Well written in a sensitive and easy to read manner. Any student interested in feminism or in sport, including athletes themselves will learn much from this book. The book looks at perspectives that have been used in the sociology of sport, policy and planning of women's sport including an comprehensive review of governments sports for all campaigns. Well written and accessible to all.
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