Brotherboys : the story of Jim and Phillip Krakouer / Sean Gorman
- Bib ID:
- 3304405
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Gorman, Sean, 1969-
- Description:
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- Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2005
- 269 p., [12] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
- ISBN:
- 1741145953
- Summary:
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The story of two prodigious football talents, of their extraordinary rise to greatness in the early days of the AFL, and what happened to them, on and off the field. A truly Australian story, one that we don't always want to hear, about what it's like to be black in a sports-worshipping white culture.
- Notes:
- Bibliography: p. 256-269.
- Subject:
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- Krakouer, Jim
- Krakouer, Phillip
- Australian football players -- Biography
- Australian football -- Biography
- Athletes, Aboriginal Australian -- Australia -- Biography
- Racism in sports
- Substance use - Illicit drugs
- Politics and Government - Referenda - Referendum, 1967
- Community organisations - Sport
- Law enforcement - Criminal law and procedure - Trials
- Social behaviour - Social deviance - Punishment - Sentencing
- Law enforcement - Juvenile detention centres
- Social identity - Mixed descent
- Sport - Football - Australian rules
- Race relations - Racial discrimination - Social
- Race relations - Racial discrimination - Education
- History - Genealogy and family history
- Crime - Against persons
- Noongar / Nyungar / Nyungah people (W41) (WA SI50)
- Family - Violence
- Mount Barker (SW WA SI50-11)
- Perth (SW WA SH50-14)
- Melbourne (Vic SJ55-05)
- Fremantle (Perth SW WA SI50-02)
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
- Published status:
- Published
- Publication date:
- 2005
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