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Playing on the Periphery

- Sport, Identity and Memory

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Investigates why elite English sports - such as rugby and cricket - became national sports in New Zealand and Australia, and asks why working class sports - such as football - have travelled less well to these areas. Focusing on these sports, the author tracks narratives and myths, tracing the passage of colonial truths, behaviours and practices.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415484923
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 246
  • Udgivet:
  • 15. september 2008
  • Størrelse:
  • 156x234x0 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 460 g.
  • 2-4 uger.
  • 5. december 2024
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Investigates why elite English sports - such as rugby and cricket - became national sports in New Zealand and Australia, and asks why working class sports - such as football - have travelled less well to these areas. Focusing on these sports, the author tracks narratives and myths, tracing the passage of colonial truths, behaviours and practices.

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