Women'S Sports. a History / / Allen Guttmann.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub)
• VerfasserIn: Guttmann, Allen,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1991]; ©1991
• Year of Publication: 1991
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments and Credits --; Introduction --; PART I. A History of Women's Sports --; 1. From the Egyptians to the Etruscans --; 2. Spartan Girls and Other Runners --; 3. Matrons and Gladiators --; 4. The Lady Hunts a Stag --; 5. A Renaissance for Women's Sports? --; 6. Cricketeers on the Green and Viragos in the Ring --; 7. The Victorian Age: Debility and Strength --; 8. The Victorian Age: From Swedish Drill to Field Hockey --; 9. Play Days and Muscle Molls --; 10. The Europeans Take the Lead --; 11. Women's Sports and Totalitarian Regimes --; 12. Evolutionary Change --; PART II. The Present State of Women's Sports --; 13. Revolutionary Change --; 14. Three Contemporary Controversies --; Notes --; Bibliographical Note --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231899826; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/gutt94668
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Allen Guttmann.

Examines the history of women in sports from Ancient Egypt to the 1990s. The study focuses on adult competitive sports primarily in the West, Australia, and New Zealand.