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Towards a theoretical understanding of Australian colonial sportBritish nationalism and schools /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Towards a theoretical understanding of Australian colonial sportby Steve Georgakis.
Reminder of title:	British nationalism and schools /
Author:	Georgakis, Steve.
Published:	Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :2025.
Description:	xxviii, 209 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	SportsHistory.Australia
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3121-9
ISBN:	9789819531219$q(electronic bk.)

Towards a theoretical understanding of Australian colonial sportBritish nationalism and schools /
Georgakis, Steve.

Towards a theoretical understanding of Australian colonial sportBritish nationalism and schools /[electronic resource] :by Steve Georgakis. - Singapore :Springer Nature Singapore :2025. - xxviii, 209 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1: Contextualizing the Narrative -- Chapter 2: Theoretical insights and research pathways -- Chapter 3: Colonial Independent Boys' Schools and the Birth of Australian Football -- Chapter 4: The Rugby Union Football Colonies: New South Wales and Queensland -- Chapter 5: Australian Rules in Melbourne and South Australia: The Evolution of a British Legacy.

This book posits that during Australia's colonial period (1788-1900), all sport, including the hegemonic football codes (rugby union and Australian rules football), was closely tied to British nationalism. The first part of this book, drawing from theories articulated by Tony Collins and Andy Harper, argues that both rugby union and Australian rules in colonial Australia were expressions of British nationalism, promoted and reinforced by the colonial power structures. Meanwhile, soccer, despite its widespread popularity in Britain, was excluded as the hegemonic football code from the colonial sporting landscape. The author argues that the origins of colonial football can be traced to the independent boys' school system, where football was first developed before spreading to the wider community. The second part of this book shifts focus to senior community sport, exploring its role as an extension of British nationalism beyond the school system. Through case studies of horse racing, cricket, yachting, and lawn bowls, this book demonstrates how these activities reinforced British cultural identity within colonial communities but were linked to commercial interests. While the organizational structures and purposes of school-based and adult community-based sports differed, this analysis reveals that both ultimately served to affirm British nationalist ideals. School sports were closely tied to education, discipline, and the cultivation of elite leadership, while adult community sports catered more to leisure, entertainment, and social cohesion. Despite these distinctions, both realms contributed to the broader narrative of colonial sport as a vehicle for British cultural hegemony. Relevant to scholars and students in both sports studies and history, this book provides a timely reset for Australian sporting history.

ISBN: 9789819531219$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-981-95-3121-9doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

1008307
Sports
--History.--Australia

LC Class. No.: GV675

Dewey Class. No.: 796.0994

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