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.
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.
Tony Ward is a writer and researcher based in Melbourne. Apart from his interest in national identity and sports, he runs a small consulting firm specialising in economic and financial analysis. He lives with his wife Gail in Elwood, inner Melbourne, and enjoys several sports, including golf, tennis, swimming and walking.
Inhaltsangabe
1 Introduction 2 Measuring Sports Madness 3 Sport and National Identity 4 'The heart of what it means to be Australian' 5 The Roar of the Crowd 6 Lifeblood of the Community 7 Start of this 'sporting people' 8 Early Sports 1860-1900 9 Visions of Australian Sport in 1900 10 Sports Images in a Time of Turmoil 1910-40 11 Heyday of the Amateur?: 1950s 12 Changing Times 1960-75 13 Marketing Sports Nationalism 1975-85 14 Take the Money and Run 1985-2007 15 Conclusion
1 Introduction 2 Measuring Sports Madness 3 Sport and National Identity 4 'The heart of what it means to be Australian' 5 The Roar of the Crowd 6 Lifeblood of the Community 7 Start of this 'sporting people' 8 Early Sports 1860-1900 9 Visions of Australian Sport in 1900 10 Sports Images in a Time of Turmoil 1910-40 11 Heyday of the Amateur?: 1950s 12 Changing Times 1960-75 13 Marketing Sports Nationalism 1975-85 14 Take the Money and Run 1985-2007 15 Conclusion
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