Contemporary History of Women''s Sport, Part One Sporting Women, 1850-1960

This book is an historical survey of women's sport from 1850-1960. It looks at some of the more recent methodological approaches to writing sports history and raises questions about how the history of women's sport has so far been shaped by academic writers.

About the author

Further poems by Jean Williams can be found in her book The Abundance of Simplicity, 2013.

Summary

This book is an historical survey of women’s sport from 1850-1960. It looks at some of the more recent methodological approaches to writing sports history and raises questions about how the history of women’s sport has so far been shaped by academic writers.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Williams, Williams Jean, Jean (De Montfort University Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 02.04.2014
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, histo
• EAN: 9780415886017
• ISBN: 978-0-415-88601-7
• Pages: 418
• Series: Routledge Research in Sports History
• Subjects: SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sports & outdoor recreation, Sport: general, Sociology: sport and leisure, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects, sociology of sport, SPORTS & RECREATION / Women in Sports, gender and athletics, feminist sports studies, sports historiography, historical research methods, history of women's physical culture, women's athletic participation