The games are not the same : the political economy of football in Australia / edited by Bob Stewart.
The games are not the same : the political economy of football in Australia / edited by Bob Stewart.
The games are not the same : the political economy of football in Australia / edited by Bob Stewart.
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Publisher
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
Call Numbers
796.33099/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
v, 361 p. ; 21 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2007.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Offers for the first time comparative analysis of the football codes that dominate Australian sport and, some say life. Contributors, all experts in their field use cultural and economic theory, sports history and case studies to give a broad understanding of the origins and development of football and relationships between each code.
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Full title
The games are not the same : the political economy of football in Australia / edited by Bob Stewart.
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Notes
General note
MUP academic monograph series.
"This is a book about the business and management of football, and the ways in which the various football codes evolved from essentially community-based sports underpinned by a local supporter base, into multi-layered enterprises that compete in the mass entertainment industry." -- P.1.
Includes bibliographical references and index....
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796.33099/3
Record Identifier
74VKzdGopXbl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzdGopXbl
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ISBN
9780522853667 (pbk.)
DDC
796.330994
MMS ID
991023363239702626
