Soccer in Munster

A Social History, 1877-1937

David Toms (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2015
Cork University Press (Verlag)
978-1-78205-126-8 (ISBN)

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Today soccer is the global game played by millions of people around the world. This was not always the case. Ireland was one of the first countries to play the game. Played in Ireland since the late nineteenth century, it was known to many as the 'garrison game'. David Toms looks at soccer's development in Munster, arguing that far from being the 'garrison game' of popular imagination, soccer was enjoyed by a whole range of people across social classes since the late nineteenth century. This book charts soccer's development in Munster from its earliest days as a game played by an elite few to a game of the everyman. Along the way, it explores the ups and downs of the sport as it was played amid war, revolution and class conflict. David Toms guides us through soccer's journey in Munster from a field in Mallow in the 1870s to the glamour and excitement of cup finals in front of crowds of thousands by the end of the 1930s. Along the way we encounter the emergence of modern sporting culture where sport is as much entertainment as exercise.

David Toms is a Lecturer in the School of History, University College Cork.

Acknowledgements viiAbbreviations xiList of Tables and Figures xiii1 Introduction 12 Garrison Game? Soccer in Munster, 1877-1918 103 Sporting Revolution to Commercial Leisure 1877-1937 424 Base Football Players? Soccer and Contested Identity 865 Soccer in Cork, 1918-1937 1156 Soccer in Waterford, 1918-1937 1537 Soccer in Limerick, 1918-1937 1858 Conclusion 204A Note on Sources 210Bibliography 215Notes and References 233Index 257

Erscheint lt. Verlag	4.8.2015
Verlagsort	Cork
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 299 mm
Themenwelt	Sport ► Ballsport ► Fußball
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-78205-126-0 / 1782051260
ISBN-13	978-1-78205-126-8 / 9781782051268
Zustand	Neuware