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Rugby Union and Globalization: An Odd-Shaped World (Global Culture and Sport)
John Harris
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Description for Rugby Union and Globalization: An Odd-Shaped World (Global Culture and Sport)
Hardcover. 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. Series: Global Culture and Sport Series. Num Pages: 184 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JHBS; WSJF1. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Global Culture and Sport Series
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230229310
SKU
V9780230229310
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About John Harris
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).
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