Download or read book Sporting Females written by Jennifer Hargreaves and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1994 North American Society for the Sociology of Sport Annual Book Award An outstanding contribution to feminist analysis of sport from the nineteenth century to the present day. Jennifer Hargreaves views sport as a battle for control of the physical body and an important area for feminist intervention. Placing women at the centre of discussion, no other book is as comprehensive.