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Built To Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Built To Win: The Female Athlete As Cultural Icon
Contributors:
By (Author) Leslie Heywood
Contributions by Shari L. Dworkin
Series:
Publisher:
University of Minnesota Press
Imprint:
University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date:
1st July 2003
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Professional and Scholarly
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
796
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
256
Dimensions:
Width 149mm, Height 229mm, Spine 13mm
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.
