Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-374) and index.
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Sport in New Zealand before 1840 -- Laying the base: 1840-1870 -- Building the pyramid: 1870-1890 -- Broadening horizons: 1890-1914 -- Towards national games: 1890-1920s -- A new normal: 1920-1940 -- Becoming inclusive? 1920-1945 -- Golden weather and a gathering storm: 1945-1970 -- Playing under protest: 1970-1985 -- For money not love? 1985-2015 -- And sport for all?: 1990-2015.
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"Why did rugby become much more important than soccer in New Zealand? What role have Māori played in our sporting life? Do we really 'punch above our weight' in international sport? Does sport still define our national identity? Viewing New Zealand sport as activity and as imagination, Sport and the New Zealanders is a major history of a central strand of New Zealand life"--Publisher information.