246 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Part of the Sport in the Global Society series, this innovative and creative text explores collective history, memory, and sport culture, tracking the passage of sports away from England. The author investigates why ‘elite’ English sports – such as rugby and cricket – became national sports in New Zealand and Australia, and asks why ‘working class’ English sports – such as football – have... Read more
Introduction: Back to the Boot Room PART I Sport and tourism 1 We’re not really here: ‘Homes of Football’ and residents of memory 2 If Shearer plays for England, so can I: The National Football Museum and the popular cultural problem PART II Sport and history 3 They think it’s all over, but it isn’t 4 You’ve just been bounced at the WACA: Pitching a new cricketing culture PART III Sport and memory 5 Our Don and their Eddie 6 Bending memories through Beckham 7 On the Blacks’ back
Biography
Dr Tara Brabazon is Associate Professor in Cultural Studies at Murdoch University, Perth, Australia and Director of the Popular Culture Collective.
