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Author:   Martin Crotty (University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia) ,  Robert Hess (Victoria University, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780367023652

ISBN 10:   0367023652
Pages:   142
Publication Date:   04 September 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Sport, War and Society in Australia and New Zealand 2. Exploding the Myths of Sport and the Great War: A First Salvo 3. Australasia’s 1912 Olympians and the Great War 4. Missing in Action? New Perspectives on the Origins and Diffusion of Women’s Football in Australia during the Great War 5. Fronting Up: Australian Soccer and the First World War 6. The Role of Sport for Australian POWs of the Turks during the First World War 7. Men Who Defaulted in the Greatest Game of All: Sport, Conscientious Objectors and Military Defaulters in New Zealand 1916 – 1923 8. ‘Carry On’: The Response of the Victorian Football League to the Challenges of World War II 9. W. N. ‘Bill’ Carson: Double All Black, Military Cross Recipient 10. The Controversial Cec Pepper and the Australian Services Cricket Team: The Test Career That Never Was

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Martin Crotty's research interests encompass masculinity, sports history, and Australian society at war. He is an Associate Professor and lectures in history at the University of Queensland, Australia, and is the author or co-editor of a number of books in these fields including Anzac Legacies: Australians and the Aftermath of War (2010) and Turning points in Australian history (2009). Robert Hess has a long-standing interest in the history of Australian Rules football. He is an Associate Professor and lectures in sport history at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, and is the current Managing Editor of The International Journal of the History of Sport.

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