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" A beautiful game : "
Jean Williams.
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BL
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961275
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b715645
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| Main Entry
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Williams, Jean,1964-
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| Title & Author
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A beautiful game : : international perspectives on women's football /\ Jean Williams.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Berg,, 2007.
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1 online resource (xii, 212 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1847883451
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: 9781847883452
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1845206746
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1845206754
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9781845206741
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9781845206758
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-206) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : From A game for rough girls to A beautiful game : dusting the mirror of women's football -- The girls of summer, the daughters of Title IX : women's football in the United States -- The iron roses : women's football in PR China -- A grass ceiling : women's football in England -- Waltzing the Matildas : women's football in Australia -- Conclusion : To play or not to play.
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| Abstract
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FIFA, the world governing body of association football, declared 'The Future is Feminine' in a 1995 press release. This title examines contemporary women's football internationally, with case studies from England, the United States, China and Australia. It analyses the status and image of the women's game from the late nineteenth century onwards. Please note that images or diagrams have been excluded from this text due to copyright restrictions.
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Soccer for women, Cross-cultural studies.
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Soccer-- Social aspects, Cross-cultural studies.
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Soccer for women.
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Soccer-- Social aspects.
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SPORTS RECREATION-- Soccer.
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| Dewey Classification
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796.334082
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| LC Classification
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GV944.5.W54 2007eb
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