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Cargando... A game of our own : the origins of Australian football (1990)por Geoffrey Blainey
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. An important work by one of Australia's most distinguished historians, Blainey argues convincingly that Australian Rules football developed independently before the similar Irish game of football, with origins similar to early forms of football in England. Blainey traces the evolution and development of the game in detail and looks at the possible influence of 'Marn Grook', an Aboriginal form of football. Apart from the central question of origins, Blainey also examines the early development of football in Victoria and other states, especially South Australia, until the 1880s. This volume is enhanced by a superb selection of early photographs and illustrations and an appendix which includes a selection of the earliest rules of Australian football, including the Gaelic rules of 1889. Contains an index, endnotes and annotated list of sources. Later editions were published in 2003 and 2010. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Today Australian Rules football is a multi - million - dollar business' with superstar players' high - profile presidents and enough scandals to fill a soap opera. The game has changed beyond recognition - or has it? In A Game of Our Own' esteemed historian Geoffrey Blainey documents the birth of our great national game. Who were the characters and champions of the early days of Australian football? How was the VFL formed? Why was the umpire's job so difficult? Blainey takes a sceptical look at the idea that the game had its origins in Ireland or in Aboriginal pastimes. Instead he demonstrates that footy was a series of inventions. The game played in 1880 was very different to that of 1860' just as the game played today is different again. Journey back to an era when the ground was not oval' when captains acted as umpires' when players wore caps and jerseys bearing forgotten colours and kicked a round ball that soon lost its shape. A Game of Our Own is a fascinating social history and a compulsory read for all true fans of the game. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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