The games are not the same : the political economy of football in Australia / edited by Bob Stewart.
Australians are intensely proud of their sporting traditions, and have always had a passion for football in its various forms: Australian football, rugby league, rugby union and soccer. But how does a nation of only 21 million people sustain the viability of four football codes at the professional l...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Carlton, Vic. :
Melbourne University Press,
2007.
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| Series: | MUP academic monograph series.
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| Online Access: | Informit |
| Summary: | Australians are intensely proud of their sporting traditions, and have always had a passion for football in its various forms: Australian football, rugby league, rugby union and soccer. But how does a nation of only 21 million people sustain the viability of four football codes at the professional level? The Games are not the Same provides a detailed analysis of each code's commercial evolution, including a discussion of the ways in which major incidents and turning points impacted on clubs, players and fans. It not only highlights what and when things happened but also provides a conceptual framework that locates the incidents and turning points within a specific context, and breaks down their progress into discrete periods, culminating in predictions about their future progress. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (v, 361 pages). Also available in printed form. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |