The Bodyline Fix
How Women Saved Cricket
$33.25
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
5 October 2022
Summary
An extraordinary work of Australian history that puts women at the centre of the story.
“Not often in sport history do the events of men’s and women’s sport run parallel, adjacent and intertwined in importance. I could not think of another similar example anywhere in the world. Surprisingly, these women were key players in the Bodyline saga. This is their story.”
Over thirty years ago, historian Marion Stell tracked down the women who played in the inaugural international Test…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780702265785 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0702265780 |
| Author: | Marion Stell |
| Publisher: | University of Queensland Press |
| Imprint: | University of Queensland Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 5 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 21mm x 153mm x 227mm |
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Marion Stell
Dr. Marion Stell investigates the social and cultural history of sport. She is the author of seven books, including Half the Race: A History of Australian Women in Sport. Her publications also cover surfing, swimming, and soccer, reflecting her thirty-year academic career.
In 1996, Dr. Stell was the foundation curator of the permanent exhibition, Sportex, at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra. She has delivered keynote addresses at Australian and international conferences focused on the social and cultural history of sport.
Currently, she holds honorary senior research fellow positions in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at The University of Queensland and in the Centre for Heritage and Culture at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba.
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