{"product_id":"double-crossover-gender-media-and-politics-in-global-basketball-paperback-softback-9780252088681","title":"Double Crossover; Gender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball (Paperback \/ softback) 9780252088681","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDouble Crossover\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGender, Media, and Politics in Global Basketball\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eCourtney M. Cox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252088681\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 11 black \u0026amp; white photographs\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.3 cm, 0.399 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“In this moment, when women’s basketball is finally getting the media coverage it deserves, I’m grateful for groundbreaking journalists like Courtney M. Cox, who have been telling these stories for years with both grace and heart. This book is essential--as innovative as the crossover moving through these pages.”--Mirin Fader, author of \u003ci\u003eDream: The Life and Legacy of Hakeem Olajuwon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they compete in leagues around the world, elite women's basketball players continually adjust to new cultures, rules, and contracts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCourtney M. Cox follows athletes, coaches, journalists, and advocates of women's basketball as they pursue careers within the sport. Despite all attempts to contain them or prevent forward momentum, they circumvent expectations and open new possibilities within and outside of the game. Throughout the book, Cox explores the intersection of race and gender against the backdrop of the WNBA, NCAA, and other leagues within the United States and around the world.  Blending interviews and participant observation with content analysis, she charts how athletes and advocates of women's hoops illuminate new forms of navigating the global sports-media complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTimely and original, \u003ci\u003eDouble Crossover\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into the lived world of women's basketball to shed light on the struggles, triumphs, and contributions of today's players and those around them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Prologue \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Abbreviations \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Pregame          Introducing the Crossover \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e First Quarter   “Betting on Ourselves”: The Politics and Ethics of Care in the WNBPA \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Second Quarter           Translating Time-Outs: The Choreography of Playing Overseas \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Third Quarter      Mission Equity: New Sporting Labor Considerations within Athletes Unlimited \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Fourth Quarter         You Can’t See Me: Moving Past Misogynoir during March Madness \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Overtime         The Game Is Grown \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Note on Sources \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523558928664,"sku":"9780252088681","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/double-crossover-gender-media-and-politics-in-global-basketball-paperback-softback-9780252088681","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}