A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in BritainCan we truly call football England's 'national' game? Between 1921 and 1972, women were banned from playing in football League grounds in the UK. Yet in 1998 FIFA declared that "the future is feminine" and that football was the fastest growing sport for women globally. The result of several years of original research, the book traces the continuities in women's participation since the beginnings of the game, and highlights the significant moments that have influenced current practice. The text provides: *insight into the communities and individual experiences of players, fans, investors, administrators and coaches A Game for Rough Girls is the first text to properly theorize the development of the game. Examining recreational and elite levels, the author provides a thorough critique, placing women's experience in the context of broader cultural and sports studies debates on social change, gender, power and global economics. |
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Contents
Competition and community in English womens football | 45 |
Memory and English womens football | 70 |
PART II | 106 |
107 | 144 |
An international comparison | 148 |
Notes | 189 |
The rise of the womens game in a global | 194 |
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A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain Jean Williams Limited preview - 2013 |
A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain Jean Williams Limited preview - 2003 |
A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain Jean Williams Limited preview - 2013 |