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Record Nr. |
UNINA9910785367503321 |
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Autore |
Dine Philip |
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Titolo |
French rugby football : a cultural history / / Philip Dine |
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Oxford : , : Berg, , 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-90777-8 |
9786612907777 |
1-84788-032-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 229 pages) : map |
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Collana |
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Berg French studies, , 1354-3636 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rugby Union football - France - History |
Rugby Union football - Social aspects - France |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. The rise of le rugby-panache, 1880-1914 -- pt. 2. Rugby goes to war, 1914-1945 -- pt. 3. Uncorking le rugby-champagne, 1945-1968 -- pt. 4. Towards a global game, 1968-2000. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As France's oldest team sport, rugby football has throughout its 125-year history reflected major changes in French society. This book analyzes the complex variety of motives which have led the French to adopt and remake this unlikely British sport in their own image. |
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