Robin Kietlinski Japanese women and sport

beyond baseball and sumo

"The stereotype of the weak and delicate Japanese woman, confined to domestic spaces, is challenged in this study of an underexplored area of modern history, namely Japanese women's participation in sport. The author first situates her topic within wider contexts: the sociopolitical role of sport in Japanese history, women's sport in East Asia, the role of the Meiji "enlightenment" drive that saw physical education introduced for girls. She goes on to trace the progress of women's participation in...

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Engels | 187 pagina's | Bloomsbury, London, New Delhi, New York, Sydney | 2013

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Kim Doren You go girl

the winning way

Prominente Amerikaanse sportvrouwen geven hun visie op sport, winnen en verliezen.

Engels | 191 pagina's | Seven Locks Press, Santa Ana, Cal. | 2003

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