Title: Soccer, women, sexual liberation : kicking off a new era /
Authors: Fan, Hong, 1957-; Mangan, J. A.
Publisher: Frank Cass,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Soccer for women.; Soccer for women Social aspects.; Feminism and sports
Abstract: This collection considers women's football [soccer] in a global context, examining its progress and the challenges it has faced, and showing how it has made a significant contribution to female emancipation in many countries.
Contents: Introduction : "M's" in football : myths, management, marketing, media and money : a reprise / Donna de Varona -- Women's soccer in the United States / Andrei S. Markovits and Steven L. Hellerman -- Game of choice / M. Ann Hall -- Will the "Iron Roses" bloom forever? / Fan Hong and J.A. Mangen -- Chains, challenges and changes / Eunha Koh -- Forwards and backwards / Boria Majumdar -- Asserting the right to play / Anne Brus and Else Trangbæk -- Fastest growing sport? / Jean Williams -- Challenges of women's football in East and West Germany / Gertrud Pfister -- Small country / Kari Fasting -- Women's football in the Republic of Ireland / Ann Bourke -- Breakthrough : women's football in Sweden / Jonny Hjelm and Eva Olofsson -- From heydays to struggles / Barbara Cox and Shona Thompson -- Football feminine, development of the African game / Martha Saavedra -- Women's football in Brazil / Sevastião Votre and Ludmila Mourão.