Sport, Gender and Mega-Events

Sport, Gender and Mega-Events
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Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9781839829369
ISBN-13 : 1839829362
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Book Synopsis Sport, Gender and Mega-Events by : Katherine Dashper

Download or read book Sport, Gender and Mega-Events written by Katherine Dashper and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-29 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume unpicks mega-events as gendered entities and showcases how they both position athletes in relation to one of two binary sex positions and also push the boundaries of what we see and accept as a recognisably gendered male or female body.


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