Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain

A Social and Cultural History

By:

Tony Collins

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Paperback / softback

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Called ‘the greatest game of all’ by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England’s northern working class than rugby league. This book traces the story of the sport from the Northern Union of the 1900s to the formation of the Super League in the 1990s, through war, depression, boom and deindustrialisation, into a new economic and social age. Using a range of previously unexplored archival sources, this extremely readable and deeply researched book considers the impact of two world wars, the significance of the game’s expansion to Australasia and the momentous decision to take rugby league to Wembley. It investigates the history of rugby union’s long-running war against league, and the sport’s troubled relationship with the national media. Most importantly, this book sheds new light on issues of social class and working-class masculinity, regional identity and the profound impact of the decline of Britain’s traditional industries. For all those interested in the history of sport and working-class culture, this is essential reading.

Author Biography:

Tony Collins is Senior Research Fellow at the International Centre for Sports History and Culture at De Montfort University,Leicester,UK and editor of the jour□nal Sport in History. His publications include the award-winning Rugby’s Great Split

Release date NZ

April 18th, 2006

Author

Tony Collins

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

Illustrations

9 Tables, black and white; 1 Line drawings, black and white; 8 Halftones, black and white

Pages

272

Dimensions

156x234x16

ISBN-13

9780415396158

Product ID

2488509

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