Rugby Union and Globalization

An Odd-Shaped World
2010. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-230-22931-0
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 168 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 353 g

Reihe: Global Culture and Sport Series

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harris, J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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 (Palgrave Macmillan, 2009).