| Description |
1 online resource (289 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Series Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Series editor's foreword; Preface to the second edition; Introduction; 1. From folk football to civic pride:Origins to 1879; 2. The coming of the working classes: 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: 1905-1 910; Conclusion:The Northern Union and working-class culture; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Looking at rugby in late Victorian and Edwardian England, this title examines how class conflict tore rugby apart and led to the creation of rugby league. It deals with the development of amateurism and professionalism, England's north-south divide, the relationship between rugby and masculinity, and the rise of commercializd sport |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Rugby football -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century
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Rugby football -- Social aspects -- Great Britain
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Rugby football
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Rugby football -- Social aspects
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203969977 |
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0203969979 |
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