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Since it\u2019s first publication, Rugby\u2019s Great Split has established itself as a classic in the field of sport history. Drawing on an unprecedented range of sources, this deeply researched and highly readable book traces the social, cultural and economic divisions that led, in 1895, to schism in the game of rugby and the creation of rugby league, the sport of England\u2019s northern working class. <\/p>\n

Tony Collins\u2019 analysis challenges many of the conventional assumptions about this key event in rugby history \u2013 about class conflict, amateurism in sport, the North-South divide, violence on the pitch, the development of mass spectator sport and the rise of football. This new edition is expanded to cover parallel events in Australia and New Zealand, and to address the key question of rugby league\u2019s failure to establish itself in Wales. <\/p>\n

Rugby\u2019s Great Split is a benchmark text in the history of rugby, and an absorbing case study of wider issues \u2013 issues of class, gender, regional and national identity, and the impact of the commercialization and recent professionalization of rugby league. This insightful text is for anyone interested in Britain\u2019s social history or in the emergence of modern sport, it is vital reading. <\/p>\n

Publisher \u200f : \u200e Routledge
Publication date \u200f : \u200e 13 September 2006
Edition \u200f : \u200e 2nd
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Print length \u200f : \u200e 266 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0415396174
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0415396172
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 435 g
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 15.6 x 1.65 x 23.39 cm
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,027,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #62 in Rugby (Books) #621 in Sporting Events & Organisations (Books) #9,652 in European History (Books)
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