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Built To Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Built To Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Leslie Heywood
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Contributions by Shari L. Dworkin
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| Series | Sport and Culture |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:256 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149 |
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| Category/Genre | Sports and outdoor recreation |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780816636242
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| Classifications | Dewey:796 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Publication Date |
3 June 2003 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
A timely look at the rise of women in sports. Proposing a paradigm shift from second- to third-wave feminism, Heywood and Dworkin argue that, in the years since the passage of Title IX, gender stereotypes have been destabilized in profound ways, and assert that female athletes and their imagery are doing important cultural work to that end. Important, refreshing, and engrossing, Built to Win examines sport in all its complexity.
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