Girl and the Game

A History of Women's Sport in Canada, Second Edition

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

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Beskrivning

In the second edition of this groundbreaking social history, M. Ann Hall begins with an important new chapter on Aboriginal women and early sport and ends with a new chapter tying today's trends and issues in Canadian women's sport to their origins in the past.Students will appreciate the more descriptive chapter titles and the restructuring of the book into easily digestible sections. Fifty-two images complement Hall's lively narrative.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2016-05-25
Mått:152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt:560 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:424
Upplaga:16002
Förlag:University of Toronto Press
ISBN:9781442634121

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Mer om författaren

M. Ann Hall is a professor emerita in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta.

Recensioner i media

"Hall’s reflection on the past, present, and future of Canadian women’s sport challenges us to advocate for change informed by careful interrogation of the past. This accessible, carefully crafted text remains a must-read for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of women’s sport."- Journal of Sport History

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction1. Aboriginals, Colonialism, and Early Victorian Sport2. Athleticism and the "New Woman"3. Women Take Control4. Pushing the Boundaries5. Competing Images6. Media Darlings and Overlooked Champions7. Feminist Activism for Equality8. The Present Reflecting the Past SourcesIndex