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1. Indigenous People, Race Relations and Australian Sport

   Edited by Christopher J. Hallinan, Barry Judd

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   The Indigenous peoples of Australia have a proud history of participation and the achievement of excellence in Australian sports. Historically, Australian sports have provided a rare and important social context in which Indigenous Australians could engage with and participate in non-Indigenous...

   To Be Published August 15th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Containment of Soccer in Australia

   Fencing Off the World Game

   Edited by Christopher Hallinan, John Hughson

   Series: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives

   According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, outdoor soccer was the second most popular organized sport for Australian children after swimming. It far outstripped the popularity of the three other football codes that are played in Australia – rugby league, rugby union and Australian Rules...

   Published March 23rd 2010 by Routledge