Female Olympian and Paralympian Events: Analyses, Backgrounds, and Timelines

by Linda K. Fuller

Book Overview

Female Olympian and Paralympian Events is a groundbreaking book that examines women's sports in the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which have long been underappreciated and under-analyzed. The book begins with a brief background on women's participation in the Olympic Games and their role relative to the International Olympic Committee, then introduces the underlying Gendered Critical Discourse Analysis theory used throughout the book's analysis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030082903
• ISBN13: 9783030082901
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"