| Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport: Journeys to the Afl and Nrl Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Light, Richard (Author), Robert Evans, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 3030097714 ISBN-13: 9783030097714 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 201.7 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.69 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents journeys of sixteen Indigenous Australian athletes from their first touch of a'footy' to the highest levels of Australian football and rugby league, conceptualized as a processof learning. The authors challenge simplistic explanations of Indigenous success in Australianfootball and rugby league, centered on the notion of the 'natural athlete'. The book tracesthe development of Indigenous sporting expertise as a lifelong process of learning situated inlocal culture and shaped by the challenges of transitioning into professional sport. Individually, the life stories told by the participants provide fascinating insights into experience, cultureand learning. Collectively, they provide deep understanding of the powerful influence thatAboriginal culture exerted on the participants' journeys to the top of their sports while locatingindividual experience and agency within larger economic, cultural and social considerations.Stories of Indigenous Success in Australian Sport will be of interest to students and scholarsacross a range of disciplines including Indigenous studies, physical education, education, sportmanagement and sociology |