Denied: Women, Sports, and the Contradictions of Identity 1479882224, 9781479882229

Denied: Women, Sports, and the Contradictions of Identity 9781479891849

A courtside view of how women athletes’ identities are policed, on and off the court Women’s college basketball is big

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Korean Immigrant Women and the Renegotiation of Identity : Class, Gender, and the Politics of Identity 9781593323240

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Sports Fans, Identity, and Socialization: Exploring the Fandemonium 9780739146224

Once deemed an unworthy research endeavor, the study of sports fandom has garnered the attention of seasoned scholars fr

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The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion 9781982141585

What happens when a woman seeking an abortion is turned away? Diana Greene Foster, PhD, decided to find out. With a team

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The I in Team: Sports Fandom and the Reproduction of Identity 9780226470276

There is one sound that will always be loudest in sports. It isn’t the squeak of sneakers or the crunch of helmets; it i

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Identity and Myth in Sports Documentaries : Critical Essays 9780810887909, 9780810887893

Nonfiction films about sports have been around for decades, yet few scholarly articles have been published on these work

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She Dared: Women In Indian Sports 9789353337087

These are the stories of leading women of Indian sports, starting with the golden girls, P.T. Usha, M.D. Valsamma, Shiny

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Law and the Contradictions of the Disability Rights Movement 9780300155433

The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 was hailed as revolutionary legislation, but in the ensuing y

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Dangerous Women: Fifty reflections on women, power and identity 9781800180659

What does it mean for the Sun to call Shami Chakrabarti 'the most dangerous woman in Britain' or the Daily Mai

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Palestinian women: identity and experience 9781856492331, 9781856492348

The INTIFADA has profoundly affected the lives of Palestinian women. The writings in this lively collection examine the

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