A Game for Rough Girls? - A History of Women's Football in Britain

List of contents

Introduction: Ladies Football or Women's Soccer? Part One: A History of Women's Soccer in Britain Part Two: The Rise of a Global Game 1. Women's Soccer in the US 2. Women's Soccer in Europe 3. Women's Soccer in Africa 4. FIFA and the Olympic Movement Part Three: A Professional Era 5. Professional Women Players 6. Coaching Women 7. Coaching Women 8. Women's Soccer and the Media Conclusion: The Future is Feminine?

About the author

Jean Williams is a senior lecturer in education in the School of History and International Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester. She is a consultant to media and sports organisations including FIFA, and is currently involved in a major cross-national research project into women's football.

Summary

The first book to properly theorise the development of the women's football and to place it in the context of wider debates on gender and sport.

Product details

• Authors: Jean Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2003
• EAN: 9780415263382
• ISBN: 978-0-415-26338-2
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 233 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 336 g
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories