Sport in Australian National Identity: Kicking Goals (Sport in the Global Society Contemporary Perspectives)
Автор:Tony Ward Год: 2010 Издание: [не указанo] Страниц: 216 ISBN: 0415565200 For many Australians, there are two great passions: sport and taking the pissa. This book is about national identity and especially about Australia image as a sporting country. Whether reverent or not, any successful national image has to reflect something about the reality of the country. But it is also influenced by the reasons that people have for encouraging particular images and by the conflicts between differing views of national identity, and of sport. Buffeted by these elements, both the extent of Australian sports madness and the level of stirring have varied considerably over time. While many refer to long-lasting factors, such as the amount of sunshine, this book argues that the ebb and flow of sporting images are strongly linked to current views of national identity. Starting from Archers win in the first Melbourne Cup in 1861, it traces the importance of trade unions in the formation of Australian Rules, the success of a small rural town in holding one of the worlds...
