Rugby league in twentieth century Britain : a social and cultural history /
Collins, Tony,1961-
London ; New York : Routledge,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-238) and index.
Introduction : the origins of rugby league -- Rugby league and the First World War -- League on the dole? : the game in the depression years -- Masters and servants : the professional player 1919-39 -- Wembley and the road from Wigan Pier -- Rugby league in the 'People's War' -- From boom to bust 1945-70 -- 'Chess with muscles' : the rules of the game -- The kangaroo connection : Anglo-Australian rugby league -- 'Sporting apartheid' : rugby union's war against rugby league -- The working-man's game : class, gender and race -- The other amateurs : beyond the heartlands -- From slump to super league 1975-1995 -- A proletariat at play.
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