Rugby League in Twentieth Century Britain: A Social and Cultural History

by Tony Collins and Tony Collins

Book Overview

Called 'the greatest game of all' by its supporters but often overlooked by the cultural mainstream, no sport is more identified with England's northern working class than rugby league.

This book traces the story of the sport from the Northern Union of the 1900s to the formation of the Super League in the 1990s, through war, depression, boom and deindustrialisation, into a new economic and social age.

Using a range of previously unexplored...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415396158
• ISBN13: 9780415396158
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"