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Shattering the Glass: The Remarkable History of Women's Basketball
Contributor(s): Grundy, Pamela (Author), Shackelford, Susan (Author)
ISBN: 0807858293     ISBN-13: 9780807858295
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
OUR PRICE:   $40.38  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2007
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Annotation: Shattering the Glass presents a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the U.S. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Grundy and Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the history of the sport, exploring its close relationship to concepts of womanhood, race, and sexuality, as well as efforts to expand women's economic and political rights. Extensively illustrated and based on original interviews with players, coaches, administrators, and broadcasters, this book is both an insightful historical work and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women's basketball.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Basketball
- Sports & Recreation | History
- Social Science | Women's Studies
Dewey: 796.323
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.32" W x 9.2" (1.01 lbs) 320 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Publisher Description:
Reaching back over a century of struggle, liberation, and gutsy play, Shattering the Glass is a sweeping chronicle of women's basketball in the United States. Offering vivid portraits of forgotten heroes and contemporary stars, Pamela Grundy and Susan Shackelford provide a broad perspective on the history of the sport, exploring its close relationship to concepts of womanhood, race, and sexuality, and to efforts to expand women's rights.

Extensively illustrated and drawing on original interviews with players, coaches, administrators, and broadcasters, Shattering the Glass presents a moving, gritty view of the game on and off the court. It is both an insightful history and an empowering story of the generations of women who have shaped women's basketball.


Contributor Bio(s): Grundy, Pamela: - Pamela Grundy is an independent scholar and author of the award-winning Learning to Win: Sports, Education, and Social Change in Twentieth-Century North Carolina (from the University of North Carolina Press). Susan Shackelford has written about sports for the Miami Herald and the Charlotte Observer and now runs a freelance writing and editing business. Both authors live in Charlotte, North Carolina.Shackelford, Susan: - Susan Shackelford has written about sports for the Miami Herald and the Charlotte Observer and now runs a freelance writing and editing business. Both authors live in Charlotte, North Carolina.