Publication

1991-04-15 - Columbia University Press

Language

English

Word Count

84,750 words, Guess

Page Count

339 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCGV709
  • LCCGV709 .G85 1991
  • DDC796/.0194

Description

The subject is rife with social and cultural implications which Guttmann explores as he traces the development of women's sports from antiquity to the present, including the evolution and the revolution in the 20th century and contemporary controversies.

First Sentence

Surveying the historical record, in which men have traditionally figured as movers and shakers while women have often been dismissed with a few remarks about the domestic sphere, feminist scholars sometimes speak of women's "invisibility."

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Women's SportsPaperbackColumbia University Press1991-04-15

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