Soccer Grannies - The South African Women Who Inspire the World

Informationen zum Autor Jean Duffy Klappentext The inspirational story of an amazing group of soccer-playing South African "grannies" and their journey to the U.S. These women play together despite resistance from their communities in order to improve their health and socialize-and for a brief respite from the injustices and struggles they face on a daily basis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents Foreword, Rebecca "Beka" Ntsanwsi Author's Note Prologue: A People United Part I The Dream 1 Vakhegula Vakhegula FC 2 Mama, We Can Try This 3 We're Not Bimbos 4 A Little Bit of Good 5 Vusiwana I Vuloyi Mama Beka: The Mother Teresa of Limpopo 6 The Grannies Are Coming! The Grannies Are Coming! Part II The Game 7 A More Perfect (Re)union Granny Rossina: What Happens in the Bush . . . 8 Five Is a Lot Granny Khune: We Danced like Crazy 9 R-E-S-P-E-C-T 10 Ukuleles and Vuvuzelas Granny Bull: The Fierce Fighter 11 Rain Falling on Parched Land Granny Norah: The Hard Way 12 May You Score Many Goals Part III The Goal 13 Mopane Worms and Sequined Gowns Granny Omo: Like Two Hands that Wash Each Other 14 Thunder Granny Gaisa: God Is My Protector 15 You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock 16 The Baobab Tree Epilogue: Sisters in Soccer Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

Product details

• Authors: Jean Duffy, Duffy Jean
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2023
• EAN: 9781538170175
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-7017-5
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SPORTS & RECREATION / Soccer, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, Republic of South Africa, history of sport, Gender studies: women, Football (Soccer, Association football), Association football (Soccer), Gender studies: women and girls