Rugby and the First World War
Description
There are many books on the First World War, ranging from serious academic analyses to works aimed at a more general readership. There are also many books about rugby. But there are very few detailed academic analyses of the intersection between these two fields. This edited collection aims to address that gap, by presenting a range of analyses that explore how rugby was used and developed during and after the Great War. It presents these analyses in a specifically international and socio-political framework, and considers a number of aspects of the relationship between rugby and World War One, such as: how rugby was used to support the war, by being a tool for recruitment and for training; the significant role rugby played on the home front; the consequences of the war for the development and expansion of rugby in the post-war era; and the long-lasting social and political implications arising out of the role played by rugby during the war.
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Person
Michael Holmes is Associate Professor at the Catholic University of Lille, France.
Content
.- 1.Introduction: Shoulder to Shoulder? The Relationship Between Sport and War; Michael Holmes.- PART Il RUGBY AND THE WAR.- 2 . France, the Great War and Rugby Lessons from the South; Arnaud Waquet.- 3. 'Throwing aside the jersey for the khaki': Recruitment and Rugby in Wales; Gethin Matthews.- 4. Barrack 10 Barbarians vs. Barrack 3 Harlequins: The Significance of Rugby for Prisoners of War During World War One; Jake Madgwick Lawton.- PART II: TRANSFORMATIONS OF CLASS IDENTITY.- 5. World War One and Rugby's Code Wars; Tony Collins.- 6. French Rugby and the First World War: The Roots of a New Approach?; Joris Vincent.- 7. The Battle for New Zealand Rugby: Class Conflict and Sacrifice, 1915-25; Greg Ryan.- 8. Playing the Game: Australian Rugby's Response to and Participation in the First World War; Dale Blair.- PART III: TRANSFORMATIONS OF GENDER AND RACIAL IDENTITIES.- 9. A Pacific Theatre: Fiji Rugby and the Great War; Robert Dewey.- 10. Challenges and Opportunities: The Impact of WWI on Women's Playing Participation in Rugby; Lydia Furse.- 11. The Experiences of Female Spectators, Players and Umpires in Australia, 1914-1919; Rob Hess.- PART IV: TRANSFORMATIONS OF NATIONAL IDENTITIES.- 12. Irish Rugby and World War One; Liam O'Callaghan.- 13. South Africa, Rugby and Wars: Exploring Linkages and Ramifications; Albert Grundlingh.- 14. Rugby and the Re-Shaping of Sports in Germany; Franz Kuhn.- PART V: COMMEMORATING RUGBY IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR.- 15. Paul Voivenel and Remembering French Rugby's Sacrifice in World War One; Phil Dine.- 16. Morts Pour la France: French World War One Memorials Dedicated to Sportsmen; Philippe Diest.