J. Harris

Broschiertes Buch

Rugby Union and Globalization

An Odd-Shaped World

Beschreibung

In 1995 rugby union finally became a professional sport following more than a century as an amateur game. This book offers a critical analysis of the sport in the professional era and assesses the relationship between the local and the global in contemporary rugby union.

Autor

JOHN HARRIS is Associate Professor of Sport Administration at Kent State University, USA where he teaches courses focusing on the socio-cultural aspects of sport. He co-edited (with Andrew Parker) the text Sport and Social Identities (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).

Produktdetails

• Global Culture and Sport Series
• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-31072-2
• 1st ed. 2010
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 245g
• ISBN-13: 9781349310722
• ISBN-10: 1349310727
• Artikelnr.: 45005372