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Black Inc, Australia, 2003. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Trade Paperback. 249 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Black Inc., Australia, 2003. *** CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. More specifically: Covers have no creasing. Corners of covers are lightly bumped. Spine is uncreased. . Edges of pages are reasonably browned. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: Carries us back to the era when the ground was not oval, when captains acted as umpires, when players wore caps and jerseys bearing forgotten colours and kicked a round ball that soon lost its shape. An excellent social history and a compulsory read for all true fans of the game, this book will also appeal to cricket and rugby fans. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Sports & Pastimes; ISBN: 1863953477. ISBN/EAN: 9781863953474. Inventory No: 23020085.. 9781863953474
Game of Our Own, A : The Origins of Australian Football by Geoffrey Blainey - 2003
by Geoffrey Blainey
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Black Inc., 2003. Softcover. Very Good +. AUSTRALIA Australian Rules Football ""Today Australian Rules football is a multi â million â dollar businessâ with superstar playersâ high â profile presidents and enough scandals to fill a soap opera. The game has changed beyond recognition â or has it? In A Game of Our Ownâ esteemed historian Geoffrey Blainey documents the birth of our great national game. Who were the characters and champions of the early days of Australian football? How was the VFL formed? Why was the umpireâs job so difficult? Blainey takes a sceptical look at the idea that the game had its origins in Ireland or in Aboriginal pastimes. Instead he demonstrates that footy was a series of inventions. The game played in 1880 was very different to that of 1860â² just as the game played today is different again. Journey back to an era when the ground was not ovalâ when captains acted as umpiresâ when players wore caps and jerseys bearing forgotten colours and kicked a round ball that soon lost its shape. A Game of Our Own is a fascinating social history and a compulsory read for all true fans of the game. â xiii, 249 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. #020224 Australian football -- History (Gift inscription on fep) Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Softcover Very Good +
- Bookseller Elizabeth's Bookshops (AU)
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- ISBN 10 1863953477
- ISBN 13 9781863953474
- Publisher Black Inc.
- Date Published 2003
- Pages xiii, 249 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
- Keywords AUSTRALIANA, AUSTRALIANA , Australian Rules Football AFL WAFL VFL
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A Game of Our Own : The Origins of Australian Football
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