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Throw Like a Girl,

Cheer Like a Boy

Throw Like a Girl,

Cheer Like a Boy

The Evolution of Gender, Identity, and Race in Sports

Robyn Ryle

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Lanham • Boulder • New York • London

Published by Rowman & Littlefield

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Copyright © 2020 by Robyn Ryle

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote passages in a review.

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Names: Ryle, Robyn, author.

Title: Throw like a girl, cheer like a boy : the evolution of gender, identity, and race in sports / Robyn Ryle.

Description: Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2020. | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “This book looks at the intersection of sports and identities, using sports to reveal the complicated history of gender, sexuality, race, and social justice while connecting those stories to the world of today’s athletes. It highlights the ways sports often contribute to inequalities, but also how they can help make the world more accepting”— Provided by publisher.

Identifiers: LCCN 2019040034 (print) | LCCN 2019040035 (ebook) | ISBN 9781538130667 (cloth) | ISBN 9781538130674 (epub)

Subjects: LCSH: Sports—Sex differences. | Racism in sports. | Discrimination in sports. | Sex discrimination in sports. | Homophobia in sports.

Classification: LCC GV706.5 .R95 2020 (print) | LCC GV706.5 (ebook) | DDC 306.4/83—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019040034

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019040035

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