
Australian Rules Football During the First World War
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 27. October 2017
Book
Hardback
IX, 143 pages
978-3-319-57842-2 (ISBN)
Description
The book explores the intersection between the Great War and patriotism through an examination of the effects of both on Australia's most popular football code. The work is chronological, and therefore provides an easy path by which events may be followed. Ultimately it seeks to shine a light on and provide considerable detail to a much-ignored period in Australian Rules football history, including women's football history, that was subject to much upheaval and which reflected considerable social and class divisions in society at the time. One hundred years on, the Australian Football League presents past soldier footballers as unequivocal representatives of a unifying national 'Anzac' spirit. That is far from the reality of football's First World War experience.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an important contribution to World War I sport history and is extensively well researched, using primary and secondary sources. This book is a must-read for individuals with an interest in sport in Australia or across the globe during World War I." (Micheal D. Warren, Journal of Sport History, Vol. 46, 2019)
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
9 s/w Abbildungen
IX, 143 p. 9 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
323 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-57842-2 (9783319578422)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-57843-9
Schweitzer Classification
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Dale Blair | Rob Hess
Australian Rules Football During the First World War
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08/2018
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Dale Blair | Rob Hess
Australian Rules Football During the First World War
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Persons
Dale Blair is Historian at Deakin University, Australia.
Rob Hess is Associate Professor in Sport History at Victoria University, Australia.
Rob Hess is Associate Professor in Sport History at Victoria University, Australia.
Content
1. War.- 2. 'King' Football.- 3. Football under Siege.- 4. Women, War and Football.- 5. Football and the Military.- 6. Conscription.- 7. 'Like Old Times'.- 8. Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Index.