Heartland: How Rugby League Explains Queensland

by Joe Gorman

For more than 40 years, rugby league has embodied all the hopes and dreams, contradictions and tensions of life in the Sunshine State. The game speaks to Queenslanders' sense of being the underdog and the outsider - a powerful undercurrent that sweeps through politics, business, the arts, and sport. The enduring appeal of State of Origin is that it allows Queensland to balance the scales, at least for 80 minutes. In Heartland, journalist Joe Gorman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0702260428
• ISBN13: 9780702260421
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: University of Queensland Pr (Australia)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"