class, culture and the origins of Rugby League football /
First Statement of Responsibility
Tony Collins.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
2nd ed.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, NY :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxi, 266 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Sport in the global society
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-258) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
From folk football to civic pride : origins to 1879 -- The coming of the working class : 1879-1886 -- King football : 1886-1893 -- Schism : 1893-1895 -- The rise and decline of the Northern Union : 1895-1905 -- A revolution in rugby : 1905-1910 -- Conclusion : The Northern Union and working class culture.
0
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Analysing rugby's folk origins, Collins considers the effects of the game's 'great split' of 1895, when the working class community clubs from the North broke away from the ruling RFU. This breakaway series would eventually go on to form the basis of a new 'code' of the game - rugby league.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Rugby League football-- Social aspects-- England-- History.
Rugby Union football-- Social aspects-- England-- History.