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Don't be dismayed because this looks like a textbook. Guttmann, author of The Games Must Go On ( LJ 1/84), does an excellent job of tracing the history of women's sports from antiquity to the present. First, he uses extensive and thorough research to explore the social and cultural contexts of women's athletics in ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance. Subsequently, he discusses the subject's current state, in which he unflinchingly exposes controversial issues which threaten the development of women's sports. He includes fascinating profiles of important female competitors and those involved in the field. Guttmann has filled a gap historically ignored. A definitive index also makes his study a superb reference tool.
- Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svcs., Wondervu, Col.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Melinda Stivers Leach, Precision Editorial Svcs., Wondervu, Col.
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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[Guttmann is] our most distinguished contemporary thinker on the nature and role of sport in society. -- A. Bartlett Giamatti, late Commissioner of Baseball
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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." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Los Angeles, International Olympic Committee, Soviet Union, Women's Division, East Germany, Eastern Europe, Great Britain, Helen Wills, Middle Ages, West Germany, Deutsche Turnerschaft, Olga Korbut, German Democratic Republic, Gibson Girl, Mabel Lee, San Francisco, World War, Amateur Athletic Union, Ben Johnson, Monte Carlo, North America, Roman Catholic Church, Sports Illustrated New!
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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." Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, Los Angeles, International Olympic Committee, Soviet Union, Women's Division, East Germany, Eastern Europe, Great Britain, Helen Wills, Middle Ages, West Germany, Deutsche Turnerschaft, Olga Korbut, German Democratic Republic, Gibson Girl, Mabel Lee, San Francisco, World War, Amateur Athletic Union, Ben Johnson, Monte Carlo, North America, Roman Catholic Church, Sports Illustrated New!
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- From Ritual to Record: The Nature of Modern Sports by Allen Guttmann in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Out of the Bleachers: Writings on Women and Sport by Stephanie Twin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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