Women, Sport and Modernity in Interwar Britain |
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| Author:
| Skillen, Fiona |
| Series title: | Sport, History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-0343-0275-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $96.10 |
Book Description:
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This book offers a unique examination of women's increasing involvement in sport during the period 1919-1939. Focusing primarily on sites of participation, it analyses where and how women accessed sport across class, age and marital groups. It also demonstrates the diverse ways in which sport was incorporated into their everyday lives.
This book offers a unique examination of women's increasing involvement in sport during the period 1919-1939. Focusing primarily on sites of participation, it analyses where and how women accessed sport across class, age and marital groups. It also demonstrates the diverse ways in which sport was incorporated into their everyday lives.