Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
1921-1990
Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm
Reihe: Routledge Research in Sports History
ISBN: 978-1-03-265004-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
It moves beyond the occasionally simplistic explanations of the development of Irish sport that have focused on political and sectarian divisions, and goes deeper into the social, cultural and geographical dynamics of the island of Ireland to explain why certain people have played certain games in certain places. Drawing on historical and archival sources as well as cutting-edge geographical information systems, the book brings to life the spatial trends in each game’s administrative development and geographical distribution, that have not normally been a feature of many previous histories of Irish sport. The book also examines first-and-second-hand accounts of athletes and administrators involved in rugby and football during that period, to explore what it meant to represent a province or country at these crucial moments in Irish history and compares the Irish experience of both sports with experiences in other comparable countries.
Shining important new light on the interactions between Irish rugby and football and the political, social, economic and cultural trends of Ireland in the twentieth century, this book is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in the history of sport, Ireland or the UK.
Zielgruppe
Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
- Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten American Football Fußball
- Sozialwissenschaften Sport | Tourismus | Freizeit Sport Ballsportarten American Football Rugby
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction: Rugby and Soccer in Pre-Partition Ireland, 2. Rugby, Soccer and the Partition of Ireland, 3. International Soccer, 1925-1978: Two Irelands, One Game, 4. Rugby and its Ulster Question, 1925-1985, 5. The Social Class Base of Rugby in Ireland, 1947-1988, 6. The Social Class Base of Soccer in Ireland, 1921-1988, 7. Rugby, Soccer and the Economies of Ireland, 1929-1980, 8. Rugby, Soccer and Irish Urbanisation, 9. Spectators, Officials and Violence, 10. Television and Irish International Rugby and Soccer, 11. Rugby, Soccer and Irish Identity(ies), 12. Conclusion: Extra Time