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Author

Collins, Tony, 1960-

Title Rugby's great split : class, culture, and the origins of Rugby League football / Tony Collins.

Imprint

London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 1998.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	796.3338 C696r	---	Available

Description	xix, 273 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series	Cass series--sport in the global society, 1368-9789 ; [5]
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-263) and index.
Contents	From folk football to civic pride : origins to 1879 -- The coming of the working class : 1879-1886 -- 'King football': 1886-1893 -- Schism : 1893-1895 -- The rise and decline of the northern union : 1895-1905 -- A revolution in rugby : 1905-1910.
Subject	Rugby League football -- Social aspects -- England -- History.
	Rugby Union football -- Social aspects -- England -- History.
	Working class -- England -- Recreation -- History.
ISBN	0714644242 (paper)
	0714648671 (cloth)
	0714643548 (paper)