Playing on the periphery : sport, identity and memory / Tara Brabazon

Author:: Brabazon, Tara
Published:: London ; New York : Routledge, [2006]
Copyright Date:: ©2006
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xii, 233 pages) : illustrations

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Series:

Sport in the global society

Language Note:

English.

Restrictions on Access:

Open Access Unrestricted online access

Contents:

Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Series Editors' Foreword; Introduction: Back to the Boot Room; 1. We're not Really Here: 'Homes of Football' and Residents of Memory; 2. If Shearer Plays for England, So Can I: The National Football Museum and the Popular Cultural Problem; 3. They Think it's All Over but it Isn't; 4. You've Just Been Bounced at the WACA: Pitching a New Cricketing Culture; 5. Our Don and their Eddie; 6. Bending Memories Through Beckham; 7. On the Blacks' Back; Conclusion: Leaving the Boot Room; Notes

Summary:

Part of the Sport in the Global Society series, this innovative and creative text explores collective history, memory, and sport culture, tracking the passage of sports away from England. The author investigates why 'elite' English sports - such as rugby and cricket - became national sports in New Zealand and Australia, and asks why 'working class' English 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.Clearly defined.

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ISBN:

9780203099100 (electronic bk.)
0203099109 (electronic bk.)
9786610506293
6610506299
1134186371
9781134186372
0415375614 (Cloth)
0203099109 (Paper)
9780415375610 (hbk.)
9781134186389
113418638X
1280506296
9781280506291

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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