This fascinating history considers why football grew from a marginal and un-organised activity into the dominant winter entertainment for millions of people globally, comparing the development of each of the major forms of football.
Looking at rugby in late Victorian and Edwardian England, this title examines how class conflict tore rugby apart and led to... Læs mere
Tells the story of Rugby League through times of great social, political and economic upheaval, using previously unexplored archival sources to illuminate the class-conscious structures that shaped the development of the sport.