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Georgia Cervin Degrees of Difficulty (Hardback) Sport and Society (UK IMPORT)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Name
- Degrees of Difficulty
- Title
- Degrees of Difficulty
- Subtitle
- How Women's Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace
- ISBN-10
- 0252043774
- EAN
- 9780252043772
- ISBN
- 9780252043772
- Release Date
- 06/15/2021
- Release Year
- 2021
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Series
- Sport and Society
- Book Title
- Degrees of Difficulty : How Women's Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace
- Book Series
- Sport and Society Ser.
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Sports & Recreation, Social Science
- Topic
- General, Women's Studies, Gymnastics
- Item Weight
- 22.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-10
0252043774
ISBN-13
9780252043772
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25050051353
Product Key Features
Book Title
Degrees of Difficulty : How Women's Gymnastics Rose to Prominence and Fell from Grace
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2021
Topic
General, Women's Studies, Gymnastics
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Social Science
Book Series
Sport and Society Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
22.3 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-051329
Reviews
"Georgia Cervin's Degrees of Difficulty is an enthralling analysis of elite women's gymnastics, from a scholar's and insider's view. Through carefully applied lenses of gender, race, power, and politics, Cervin exposes the historical underbelly of cheating, bribery, abuse, and political manipulation in one of the world's most popular Olympic Sports."--Kevin B. Wamsley, coauthor of Sport in Canada: A History , fourth edition, " Degrees of Difficulty is an important read and makes the case for necessary changes to a sport that millions love to watch but whose institutional history few understand." -- Journal of Sport History
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
796.44082
Table Of Content
Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface: Being a Gymnast, Being a Historian Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Origins of Women's Artistic Gymnastics 2. From Amateurism to Professionalism 3. Diplomacy in Gymnastics and the Olympic Movement 4. Making and Breaking the Rules 5. Feminine and Feminist? 6. Coaching and Culture Conclusion Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index Back cover
Synopsis
How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci helped make women's artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games. But the transition of gymnastics from a women's sport to a girl's sport in the 1970s also laid the foundation for a system of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse of gymnasts around the world. Georgia Cervin offers a unique history of women's gymnastics, examining how the high-stakes diplomatic rivalry of the Cold War created a breeding ground for exploitation. Yet, a surprising spirit of international collaboration arose to decide the social values and image of femininity demonstrated by the sport. Cervin also charts the changes in style, equipment, training, and participants that transformed the sport, as explosive athleticism replaced balletic grace and gymnastics dominance shifted from East to West. Sweeping and revelatory, Degrees of Difficulty tells a story of international friction, unexpected cooperation, and the legacy of abuse and betrayal created by the win-at-all-cost attitudes of the Cold War., How the Cold War era changed the trajectory of women's gymnastics Electrifying athletes like Olga Korbut and Nadia Comaneci helped make women's artistic gymnastics one of the most popular events in the Olympic Games. But the transition of gymnastics from a women's sport to a girl's sport in the 1970s also laid the foundation for a system of ......
LC Classification Number
GV464
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