An edition of Rugby League in twentieth century Britain
(2006)
Rugby League in twentieth century Britain
a social and cultural history
by Collins, Tony
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Rugby League in twentieth century Britain: a social and cultural history
2006, Routledge
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041539614X 9780415396141
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Table of Contents
Introduction: The origins of Rugby League
Rugby League and the First World War
League on the dole? : the game in the Depression years
Masters and servants : the professional player, 1919-39
Wembley and the road from Wigan Pier
Rugby league in the "Peoples' War"
From boom to bust, 1945-75
"Chess with muscles" : the rules of the game
The kangaroo connection : Anglo-Australian Rugby League
"Sporting apartheid" : Rugby Union's war against Rugby League
The working-man's game : class, gender and race
The other amateurs : beyond the heartlands
From slump to super league, 1975-1995
A proletariat at play.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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