Rugby Union and Globalization - An Odd-Shaped World

Informationen zum 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). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. 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

List of contents

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

Product details

• Authors: J Harris, J. Harris, John Harris, Harris John
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2010
• EAN: 9780230229310
• ISBN: 978-0-230-22931-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Global Culture and Sport Series; Global Culture and Sport; Global Culture and Sport Series; Global Culture and Sport
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, sports, Education, Culture, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Sociology of Culture, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sport Science, Sport: general, Regional and Cultural Studies, Regional Cultural Studies, Sociology, general, Regional Studies, Sport Sociology, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Sports—Sociological aspects, Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Culture—Study and teaching, Popular Science in Sports, Advice on education, Popular Science in Education, globalization;migration;Sport;sports