Histories of Women's Work in Global Sport: A Man's World? by Georgia Cervin (Eng

Description: Histories of Women's Work in Global Sport by Georgia Cervin, Claire Nicolas Sport has never been a mans world. Contributors excavate scarce archival material to uncover histories of womens work in sport, from swimming teachers in nineteenth-century England to national sports administrators in twentieth-century Côte dIvoire, and many places in between. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Sport has never been a mans world. As this volume shows, women have served key roles not only as athletes and spectators, but as administrators, workers, decision-makers, and leaders in sporting organizations around the world. Contributors excavate scarce archival material to uncover histories of womens work in sport, from swimming teachers in nineteenth-century England to national sports administrators in twentieth-century Côte dIvoire, and many places in between. Their work has been varied, holding roles as teachers, wives, and secretaries in sporting contexts around the world, often with diplomatic functions—including at the 1968 and 1992 Olympic Games. Finally, this collection shows how gender initiatives have developed in sporting institutions in Europe and international sport federations today. With a foreword by Grégory Quin and afterword by Anaïs Bohuon, this is a pioneering study into gender and womens work in global sport. Back Cover Sport has never been a mans world. As this volume shows, women have served key roles not only as athletes and spectators, but as administrators, workers, decision-makers, and leaders in sporting organizations around the world. Contributors excavate scarce archival material to uncover histories of womens work in sport, from swimming teachers in nineteenth-century England to national sports administrators in twentieth-century C Author Biography Georgia Cervin is an honorary research fellow at the University of Western Australia. Drawing on her experience as an international gymnast, her research has focused on womens artistic gymnastics in terms of international politics, gender, governance, coaching and athlete rights.Claire Nicolas is finishing her PhD at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland. Her research focuses on the connections between sports, gender and nationalism in West Africa. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Women in Sport Organizations: Historiographical and Epistemological Challenges.- 3. Late Nineteenth-Century Swimming Teachers in England.- 4. Gender Performances of Sports Organizations Leaders: A Comparative (Re)examination of Alice Milliats, Suzanne Lenglens and Marie-Thérèse Eyquems Trajectories.- 5. Ghost Administrators: Re-centring Marisa Bonacossa, Lydia Zanchi and Suzanne Otth within International Sport Organizations.- 6. Unsung Women Federal Leaders within the Labour Sport Federation in France, from its Establishment to the Second Post-War Period.- 7. A Case Study Comparison of the Presence of Women in Two Olympic Organising Committees: Mexico 1968 and Barcelona 1992.- 8. Having a Place of Ones Own: Doing a Feminist Ethnography of the Swiss Shooting Museums Archives.- 9. From Handball Courts to Ministries: The Cousins of Côte dIvoire.- 10. From the Carpet to the Executive Committee: Women Leading Womens Gymnastics.- 11. The Promotion of Women in Sport within the Council of Europe and the European Sport Conference from the 1960s to the 1990s.- 12. Women within International Sports Federations: Contemporary Challenges.- 13. Afterword: Doing History of Gender and Sport: A Feminist Perspective as a French Sport Historian and Practitioner. Feature Analyses gender relations in the history of sporting organizations around the world Foregrounds womens work in sports administration, governance, and diplomacy Features a diverse array of international case studies Details ISBN3030269086 ISBN-10 3030269086 ISBN-13 9783030269081 Format Hardcover Pages 347 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-12-11 Short Title Histories of Womens Work in Global Sport Language English DOI 10.1007/978-3-030-26909-8 Edition 1st Place of Publication Cham Country of Publication Switzerland UK Release Date 2019-12-11 Author Claire Nicolas Publisher Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition Description 1st ed. 2019 Series Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics Imprint Springer Nature Switzerland AG Subtitle A Mans World? Alternative 9783030269111 Edited by Claire Nicolas DEWEY 305.4 Audience Professional & Vocational Illustrations 8 Illustrations, color; 1 Illustrations, black and white; XXV, 347 p. 9 illus., 8 illus. in color. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126763630;

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