Britain's Olympic women : a history / Jean Williams.
Britain's Olympic women :
ISBN
9781000163209 electronic book
1000163202 electronic book
9781003034841 electronic book
1003034845 electronic book
9781000163162 (electronic bk. : PDF)
1000163164 (electronic bk. : PDF)
9781000163186 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
1000163180 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
0367473216
9780367473211
1000163202 electronic book
9781003034841 electronic book
1003034845 electronic book
9781000163162 (electronic bk. : PDF)
1000163164 (electronic bk. : PDF)
9781000163186 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
1000163180 (electronic bk. : Mobipocket)
0367473216
9780367473211
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
©2021
©2021
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Routledge research in sports history ; [5]
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Britain has a long and distinguished history as an Olympic nation. However, most Olympic histories have focused on men's sport. This is the first book to tell the story of Britain's Olympic women, how they changed Olympic spectacle and how, in turn, they have reinterpreted the Games. Exploring the key themes of gender and nationalism, and presenting a wealth of new empirical, archival evidence, the book explores the sporting culture produced by British women who aspired to become Olympians, from the early years of the modern Olympic movement. It shines new light on the frameworks imposed on female athletes, individually and as a group, by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the British Olympic Association (BOA) and the various affiliated sporting international federations. Using oral history and family history sources, the book tells of the social processes through which British Olympic women have become both heroes and anti- eroes in the public consciousness. Exploring the hidden narratives around women such as Charlotte Cooper, Lottie Dod, Audrey Brown and Pat Smythe, and bringing the story into the modern era of London 2012, Dina Asher- mith and Katarina Johnson- hompson, the book helps us to better understand the complicated relationship between sport, gender, media and wider society. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport history, Olympic history, women's history, British history or gender studies.
Konu
Women Olympic athletes __ Great Britain __ History.
Olympic athletes __ Great Britain __ History.
Nationalism and sports __ Great Britain.
Sports and state __ Great Britain.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / History __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics __ bisacsh
Olympic athletes __ Great Britain __ History.
Nationalism and sports __ Great Britain.
Sports and state __ Great Britain.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / History __ bisacsh
SPORTS & RECREATION / Olympics __ bisacsh
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