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Beyond Bend It Like Beckham : the Global Phenomenon of Women's Soccer.
Though it burst into public consciousness only with the 1999 World Cup, women's soccer has been around almost as long as its male counterpart, flourishing in England during and after World War I. From the rise of women's soccer following Title IX legislation in the early seventies to the w...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
UNP - Nebraska Paperback,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; 10 National Leagues around the World; 11 Overcoming a Fifty-Year Banin England; 12 Canada's Youthful Road to Success; Conclusion: "The Future of FootballIs Feminine"; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE Rapid Growth in the United States; 1 Title IX, Soccer Moms, andPioneering Players; 2 U.S. National Team, 1996-1999: "Welcome to Our Party"; 3 Professional Women's Soccer and the wusa:"The Best Three Years of My Life"; 4 Women's Professional Soccer (WPS).
- PART TWO Challenges in the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America5 The State of the Game in theMiddle East; 6 Challenges and Successes in Africa; 7 Latin America: Fighting MachismoAttitudes; 8 Women Athletes: Objects versusWholesome Role Models; PART THREE Building Leagues and National Team Programs; 9 Ancestral Roots: Leveraging the Diasporato Build the Game Abroad; Afterword: 2011 Women's World Cup; Appendix of Tables; Selected Bibliography.