Rugby's great split : class, culture, and the origins of Rugby League football / Tony Collins.
Rugby's great split : class, culture, and the origins of Rugby League football / Tony Collins.
Rugby's great split : class, culture, and the origins of Rugby League football / Tony Collins.
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Publisher
London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 1998.
Date
1998.
Call Numbers
N796.3338/9
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Language
English
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Physical content
xix, 273 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. From Folk Football to Civic Pride: Origins to 1879 -- 2. The Coming of the Working Class: 1879-1886 -- 3. 'King Football': 1886-1893 -- 4. Schism: 1893-1895 -- 5. The Rise and Decline of the Northern Union: 1895-1905 -- 6. A Revolution in Rugby: 1905-1910 -- Conclusion: The Northern Union and Wor...
1. From Folk Football to Civic Pride: Origins to 1879 -- 2. The Coming of the Working Class: 1879-1886 -- 3. 'King Football': 1886-1893 -- 4. Schism: 1893-1895 --5. The Rise and Decline of the Northern Union: 1895-1905 -- 6. A Revolution in Rugby: 1905-1910 --Conclusion: The Northern Union and Worki...
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Publisher
London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 1998.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
Why are there two forms of rugby? This book looks at rugby in late Victorian and Edwardian England and examines how class conflict tore rugby apart and led to the creation of rugby league. At its heart is an explanation of how a game for public schoolboys was transformed into a sport which became entirely identified with the working classes of nort...
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Rugby's great split : class, culture, and the origins of Rugby League football / Tony Collins.
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Cass series--sport in the global society, 1368-9789 ; [5]
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-263) and index.
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N796.3338/9
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74VvGWX0d3Jd
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvGWX0d3Jd
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ISBN
0714643548 (paper)
9780714648675 (cloth)
0714648671 (cloth)
9780714644240 (paper)
0714644242 (paper)
9780714643540 (paper)
DDC
796.33380941
MMS ID
991012644869702626
