Sport in Australia: A Social History
by Edited by Wray Vamplew , Brian StoddartEdition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-08-28
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary
This is the first single-volume book to deal comprehensively with Australia's sporting life. It covers the history of a range of individual sports in Australia, including cricket, horse-racing, netball, rowing, tennis, lawn bowls, swimming, surfing, and the various football codes. The book demonstrates the central role of sports in Australian popular culture and shows the ways in which sports reflect changing Australian society.
Table of Contents
| Preface | |
| Australians and sport Wray Vamplew | |
| Athletics John A. Daly | |
| Australian football Bernard Whimpress | |
| Boxing Wray Vamplew | |
| Cricket Richard Cashman | |
| Golf Brian Stoddart | |
| Horse-racing and trotting John O'Hara | |
| Lawn Bowls Louella McCarthy | |
| Lawn Tennis Graeme Kinross-Smith | |
| Netball Ian F. Jobling | |
| Rowing and sculling Daryl Adair | |
| Rugby Murray G. Phillips | |
| Soccer Philip Mosely and Bill Murray | |
| Swimming, surfing and surf-lifesaving Douglas Booth | |
| Reflections past and present Brian Stoddart | |
| Index | |
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