Sport, counterfactual history, and rugby’s twin codes
Smith, Adrian (2004) Sport, counterfactual history, and rugby’s twin codes. International Journal of the History of Sport, 21, (1), 97-108. (doi:10.1080/09523360412331306033).
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Counterfactual history attracts considerable opprobrium, yet enthusiasts defend the intellectual validity of considering what could have occurred as opposed to what actually did. A prerequisite that the variables must be minimized in the interests of plausibility suggests the history of sport(s) - if not actual competition - can generate plausible consequences significantly different from the real outcomes: for example, a counterfactual scenario in which the Northern Union established a firm foothold outside its industrial heartland. What would have been the local and national consequences of rugby league consolidating its pre-1914 position in Coventry and Leicester? How did these clubs view rugby league pre-1995, and how have these attitudes changed significantly since?
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0952-3367 (print) |
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > D History (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Humanities > History |
| Item ID: | 12202 |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Oct 2005 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Nov 2011 08:26 |
| Contributors: | Smith, Adrian (Author) |
| Date: | 2004 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/12202 |
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