Sport in australian national identity
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This book examines national identity – and especially Australia’s image as a sporting country. Tony Ward traces the ebb and flow of Australia's sporting passions since the period when Archer won the first Melbourne Cup in 1861.
This book was published as a special issue in Soccer and Society.
For many Australians, there are two great passions: sport and ‘taking the piss’. This book is about national identity – and especially about Australia’s image as a sporting country. Whether reverent or not, any successful national image has to reflect something about the reality of the country. But it is also influenced by the reasons that people have for encouraging particular images – and by the conflicts between differing views of national identity, and of sport.
Buffeted by these elements, both the extent of Australian sports madness and the level of stirring have varied considerably over time. While many refer to long-lasting factors, such as the amount of sunshine, this book argues that the ebb and flow of sporting images are strongly linked to current views of national identity. Starting from Archer’s win in the first Melbourne Cup in 1861, it traces the importance of trade unions in the formation of Australian Rules, the success of a small rural town in holding one of the world’s foremost running races, and the win-from-behind of a fat arsed wombat knocking off the official mascots of Sydney 2000.
This book was based on a special issue of Soccer and Society.
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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Paperback
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 19 maart 2010
Aantal pagina's: 208
Illustraties: Nee
Hoofdauteur: Tony Ward
Hoofduitgeverij: Taylor & Francis
Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 174 mm
Product lengte: 246 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 165 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 13 mm
Verpakking lengte: 235 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 386 g
EAN: 9780415575553