Table of Contents

Introduction: From A Game for Rough Girls to A Beautiful Game: Dusting the Mirror of Women's Football. The US Case Study: The Girls of Summer? Case Study of the PR China: The Iron Roses Case Study of England: A Grass Ceiling? Case Study of Australia: Waltzing with the Matildas Conclusion: Fair Game?

Promotional Information

Also available in hardback, 9781845206741 GBP55.00 (November, 2007)

About the Author

Jean Williams is a Senior Research Fellow in the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University, teaches the MA in the History and Culture of Sport and Leisure and on the FIFA-sponsored International Masters in Management, Law and Humanities of Sport.

Reviews

'A Beautiful Game is an innovative and passionately argued book, with a fascinating story to tell. It is the first authoritative and comprehensive study of the development of women's football throughout the world. It is surely set to become the definitive work in the field.' Matthew Taylor, University of Portsmouth '...provides many useful historical references, and asks several questions on the role played by women in football today, and in the future.' Programme Monthly (Jan 2008)