J. Harris

Rugby Union and Globalization (eBook, PDF)

An Odd-Shaped World

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
• Seitenzahl: 168
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230289710
• Artikelnr.: 45964142

Autorenporträt

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).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Where and Why Rugby Matters The Rugby World Cup Power Shifts: From League to Union The Rugby Player as Celebrity Player Migration in the Professional Age The Migration of Coaches in Rugby Union Passports of Convenience The Lions Roar Flattening the Rugby World