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Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era

Name: Soccer, Women, Sexual Liberation: Kicking Off a New Era
Author: Fan Hong and J. A. Mangan

Fan Hong and J. A. Mangan

2004

Fan Hong and J. A. Mangan · 2004 · United Kingdom

International scholars examine women's football, resistance and social emancipation across fifteen national contexts.

Its chapters on China, India, Korea, Brazil, Nigeria and South Africa broaden women's football scholarship beyond Europe.

The Historian

The Beautiful Game finally yields to the Beautiful Women. Fan Hong and J.A. Mangan's 2004 anthology is a pivotal moment in soccer history, upending traditional narratives with global case studies on women's football. It shatters the Eurocentric bias, shedding light on pioneering female players in non-Western countries who defied patriarchal norms to kickstart a new era of liberation.

The Psychologist

This collection reveals how women's participation in soccer serves as a catalyst for self-discovery and empowerment, transcending cultural boundaries. By exploring diverse contexts, the authors illustrate the complex interplay between resistance to patriarchal norms, social emancipation, and the desire for female agency on and off the pitch.

The Sceptic

While the collection sheds light on women's football globally, its focus on national contexts might obscure regional variations within countries. Moreover, its emphasis on resistance and social emancipation may gloss over power dynamics between local authorities and international NGOs driving women's football development. Theorizations of liberation may be overly simplistic.

These are interpretations written in three voices, not quotations from any individual.

Language: English
Length: 302 pp
Subject: Global development of women's football
Region: International
Tone: Serious
Difficulty: Deep

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