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Title: |
Sport and the New Zealanders |
| Sub-title: |
A History |
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| By (author): |
Greg Ryan, Geoff Wilson |
| ISBN10-13: |
1869408837 : 9781869408831 |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pages: |
464 |
| Weight: |
1.060 Kg. |
| Published: |
Auckland University Press - August 2018 |
| List Price: |
39.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
In Stock
Qty Available: 2 |
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| â . . . those two mighty products of the land, the Canterbury lamb and the All Blacks, have made New Zealand what she is in spite of politiciansâ claims to the contraryâ , wrote Dick Brittenden in 1954. â For many in New Zealand, prowess at sport replaces the social graces; in the pubs, during the furious session between 5pm and closing time an hour later, the friend of a relative of a horse trainer is a veritable patriarch. No matador in Madrid, no tenor in Turin could be sure of such flattering attention.â As Brittenden suggested, sport has played a central part in the social and cultural history of Aotearoa New Zealand throughout its history. This book tells the story of sport in New Zealand for the first time, from the MÄ ori world to todayâ s professional athletes. Through rugby and netball, bodybuilding and surf lifesaving, the book introduces readers to the history of the codes, the organisations and the players. It takes us into the stands and on to the sidelines to examine the meaning of sport to its participants, its followers, and to the communities to which they belonged. Why did rugby become much more important than soccer in New Zealand? What role have MÄ ori played in our sporting life? Do we really â punch above our weightâ in international sport? Does sport still define our national identity? Viewing New Zealand sport as activity and as imagination, Sport and the New Zealanders is a major history of a central strand of New Zealand life. |
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