Female Olympians: A Mediated Socio-Cultural and Political-Economic Timeline
Author:   Linda K. Fuller
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
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Pages:   220
Publication Date:   08 December 2016
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Author:   Linda K. Fuller
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.098kg
ISBN:  

9781137594815


ISBN 10:   1137594810
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   08 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Preface.- List of Tables.- Chapter 1. An Introduction to Female Olympians.- Chapter 2. A Brief History of Women and the Olympic Games.- Chapter 3. Political/Nationalistic Concerns Relative to Female Olympians.- Chapter 4. The Gendered Economics of the Olympic Games.- Chapter 5. Socio-Cultural Considerations Relative to Female Olympians.- Chapter 6. Concluding Thoughts on Female Olympians.- Appendix 1 – Acronyms.- Appendix 2 – Olympic Games Participating Countries.- Appendix 3 – Notable Female Olympians.- Appendix 4 – Timelines for Female Olympians.- Appendix 5 – Olympic Studies Centers.- References.

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Fuller's multifaceted Female Olympians offers an extensively researched study grounded in familiar, essential theories concerning issues of gendered power and privilege. ... This comprehensible study will be of interest to scholars in several fields, as well as any individual interested in gendered Olympic history from a `mediated' cultural focus. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. (A. Curtis, Choice, Vol. 54 (11), July, 2017)


Fuller's multifaceted Female Olympians offers an extensively researched study grounded in familiar, essential theories concerning issues of gendered power and privilege. ... This comprehensible study will be of interest to scholars in several fields, as well as any individual interested in gendered Olympic history from a 'mediated' cultural focus. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers. (A. Curtis, Choice, Vol. 54 (11), July, 2017)


“Fuller’s multifaceted Female Olympians offers an extensively researched study grounded in familiar, essential theories concerning issues of gendered power and privilege. … This comprehensible study will be of interest to scholars in several fields, as well as any individual interested in gendered Olympic history from a ‘mediated’ cultural focus. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.” (A. Curtis, Choice, Vol. 54 (11), July, 2017) 


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Linda K. Fuller is Professor of Communications at Worcester State University, USA. She is the author, editor, or coeditor of more than 20 books and 250 professional publications and conference reports. Her books include Sport, Rhetoric, and Gender: Historical Perspectives and Media Representations (Palgrave, 2006), African Women's Unique Vulnerabilities to HIV/AIDS: Communication Perspectives and Promises (Palgrave, 2008), Women, War, and Violence: Personal Perspectives and Global Activism (Palgrave, 2010), and The Power of Global Community Media (Palgrave, 2012).

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