Rugby and the South African Nation: Sport, Cultures, Politics and Power in the Old and New South Africas - Brossura

Black, David R.; Nauright, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0719049326 ISBN 13: 9780719049323

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 1998

Riassunto

Rugby and the South African Nation explores the complex and controversial role of rugby union in the politics and cultures of South Africa, from its emergence as a settler dominion in the early twentieth century through to the post-apartheid era. Conventional historical and political analyses of South Africa have frequently neglected the vital role of sport in general, and rugby in particular, in this fascinating society. This book seeks to fill this gap through a critical interpretation of rugby's role in the development of white society, its virtually ignored role in African communities, its role in shaping significant social divisions and its centrality to the apartheid era "power elite." It also considers the powerful influence of international rugby in forging a racist "national' identity." Finally, it examines the varying meanings attached to rugby in the new South Africa from broad euphoria to a more narrow nostalgic appeal for many white rugby supporters with particular emphasis on the 1995 Rugby World Cup hosted and won by South Africa.Rugby and the South African Nation explores the complex and controversial role of rugby union in the politics and cultures of South Africa, from its emergence as a settler dominion in the early twentieth century through to the post-apartheid era. Conventional historical and political analyses of South Africa have frequently neglected the vital role of sport in general, and rugby in particular, in this fascinating society. This book seeks to fill this gap through a critical interpretation of rugby's role in the development of white society, its virtually ignored role in African communities, its role in shaping significant social divisions and its centrality to the apartheid era "power elite." It also considers the powerful influence of international rugby in forging a racist "national' identity." Finally, it examines the varying meanings attached to rugby in the new South Africa from broad euphoria to a more narrow nostalgic appeal for many white rugby supporters with particular emphasis on the 1995 Rugby World Cup hosted and won by South Africa.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

David Black is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia.

John Nauright is Senior Lecturer in Sports Studies, Department of Human Movement, The University of Queensland.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0719049326
• ISBN 13: 9780719049323
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 200