{"product_id":"world-champions-story-of-south-african-rugby-winch-2022","title":"World Champions by Jonty Winch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld Champions (First Edition Softcover, South African Rugby History)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Critical History of South African Rugby from the Cape in 1879 to World Cup Glory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBibliographic Specifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e World Champions: The Story of South African Rugby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonty Winch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e BestRed, an imprint of HSRC Press, Cape Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781928246435\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e First published 2022. Standard softcover release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Publisher's illustrated card wrappers, perfect bound, with a black spine carrying a South African flag motif and the BestRed logo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical Format:\u003c\/strong\u003e Large softcover (trade paperback format), thick volume. Illustrated wrappers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOfficial Condition Report\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExterior \/ Wraps:\u003c\/strong\u003e The glossy illustrated front cover is clean and bright with no obvious marks. The black spine with white lettering is intact and uncreased. The back cover has a bent and creased lower-left corner, with a diagonal crease across the corner, small white scuffs at the tip and some paper loss or fraying at the tip. This is the only noticeable flaw.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterior:\u003c\/strong\u003e The text pages are clean, white and unmarked, with clean white page edges. The text block is tight. No foxing, stains or markings are evident.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Jacket:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not Applicable (As Issued)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis \u0026amp; Historical Value\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorld Champions: The Story of South African Rugby, published in Cape Town by BestRed, an imprint of HSRC Press, in 2022, is a wide-ranging history of the game in South Africa. It begins with the establishment of rugby at the Cape in 1879 and follows its course through the racial divide between the white and non-racial governing bodies to unity in 1992, framed by the 2019 Rugby World Cup win and the 2021 series victory over the Lions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter takes up a key event and questions accepted narratives, placing the sport within the larger story of colonialism, apartheid and social change. The book looks at all sections of society, black, white, coloured and women, rather than the Springbok story alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA useful and serious reference for readers of South African sporting and social history. This is the first edition of 2022; a revised second edition with additional chapters on the 2023 World Cup win followed later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Profile: Jonty Winch\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJonty Winch holds an MA with distinction from De Montfort University's International Centre for Sports History and Culture and a PhD from Stellenbosch University. His career spans photography, journalism and education, and he has been involved in more than a dozen southern African sports-history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other works include Too Black to Wear Whites (with Richard Parry, Pitch Publishing, 2021), Cricket and Conquest (co-authored) and Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910-1971 (edited with Murray and Parry).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSouth African rugby history · Jonty Winch World Champions · Springbok rugby book · history of rugby in South Africa · rugby apartheid history book · World Champions Story of South African Rugby · 2022 South African sports history\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BestRed, an imprint of HSRC Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58856481030447,"sku":"TCB-000811","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0458\/5524\/4438\/files\/world-champions41768_cover_1.jpg?v=1794585680","url":"https:\/\/timeless-collectible-books.com\/products\/world-champions-story-of-south-african-rugby-winch-2022","provider":"Timeless Collectible Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}