| The Games Are Not the Same: The Political Economy of Football in Australia Print on Demand Edition Contributor(s): (Ed )., Bob Stewart (Author (Ed )., Bob Stewart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0522853668 ISBN-13: 9780522853667 Publisher: Mup Academic OUR PRICE: $34.19 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Soccer - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports |
| Physical Information: 368 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Australians are intensely proud of their sporting traditions, and have always had a passion for football in its various forms: Australian football, rugby league, rugby union and soccer. But how does a nation of only 21 million people sustain the viability of four football codes at the professional level? This book provides a detailed analysis of each code's commercial evolution, including a discussion of the ways in which major incidents and turning points impacted on clubs, players and fans. It not only highlights what and when things happened but also provides a conceptual framework that locates the incidents and turning points within a specific context, and breaks down their progress into discrete periods, culminating in predictions about their future progress. |