Women's Sports: A History

by Allen Guttmann

Overview

-- A. Bartlett Giamatti, late Commissioner of Baseball

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231069571
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	03/16/1992
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	339
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.91(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

Editorial Reviews

[Guttmann is] our most distinguished contemporary thinker on the nature and role of sport in society.

A. Bartlett Giamatti

Beginning with a discussion of women's sports in ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, Guttmann narrates the history of women in sports within a cultural and social context. He then examines the revolution in women's sports in the last 20 years as well as the attendant controversies. Includes 38 b&w plates. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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