The Rugby World in the Professional Era (Hardcover)

Twenty years of professionalism has seen rugby union undergo dramatic transformations, from changes to everyday training cultures to the growth of the Rugby World Cup into one of the largest global sporting events. The Rugby World in the Professional Era is the first book to examine the effect that professionalism has had across a number of different aspects of the game and the wider socio-cultural significance of these changes through case studies from across the globe. Drawing on contributions from scholars from across the rugby-playing world, the book explores the role of rugby's professionalisation through a number of social-scientific lenses, including: labour migration race and indigenous populations the globalisation of the game mega-event management male sexualities media representations of rugby - from broadcasting matches to rugby in museums and on stage and screen Offering insights into under-researched areas of the sport, such as the growth of Rugby Sevens into an Olympic sport, and providing the most up-to-date recent history of the sport available, The Rugby World in the Professional Era is essential reading for anyone with an academic interest in rugby, and any student or scholar with interests in sports history, sports sociology, sport management or the economics of professional sport.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society
Release date:	February 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	John Nauright • Tony Collins
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-66544-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Leisure Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Service industries > Sport & leisure industries Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Rugby football > General
LSN:	1-138-66544-4
Barcode:	9781138665446

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