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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brabazon, Tara, author.

Series:

Sport in the global society.

Sport in the global society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Mass media and sports.

Popular culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

2006.

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2017.

Language Note:

English

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

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

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786610506293

9781134186372

1134186371

9781134186389

113418638X

9781280506291

1280506296

9780203099100

0203099109

OCLC:

276948096