Sport in Australia
Subtitle: A Social History
Contributors: Wray Vamplew (Editor); Brian Stoddart (Editor)
Edition: 1st Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 24, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780521435130
Subjects: Anthropology; Australasian & Pacific history; Modern period, c 1500 onwards; Popular culture; Sociology Of Sports; Sports & Recreation; Pop Arts / Pop Culture; Sports; Australia; Pacific Ocean; Social aspects; Australia & New Zealand - General; Popular Culture - General; History / Australia & Oceania; Sports--Social aspects--Australia; History; Social conditions
First sentence: SPORT WAS part of the cultural baggage brought out to Australia by the convicts, the free settlers and the accompanying administrative and military personnel, though initially the limited size of the community and the priority given to the establishment of a viable settlement delayed the commencement of organised sporting activities.