03474oam 2200637I 450 991016504870332120170520105549.00-367-35949-91-315-61987-31-317-21524-910.4324/9781315619873 (CKB)3710000001060410(MiAaPQ)EBC4809775(OCoLC)966633744(EXLCZ)99371000000106041020180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierThe rugby world in the professional era /edited by John Nauright and Tony CollinsLondon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (201 pages)Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ;75Includes index.1-138-66544-4 1-317-21525-7 pt. I. Professional rugby on and off the field -- pt. II. Rugby cultures and representation in the professional era."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 or the economics of professional sport"--Provided by publisher.Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;75.Rugby Union footballHistoryRugby Union footballCross-cultural studiesRugby Union footballSocial aspectsRugby footballHistoryRugby footballCross-cultural studiesProfessionalism in sportsRugby footballSocial aspectsElectronic books.Rugby Union footballHistory.Rugby Union footballRugby Union footballSocial aspects.Rugby footballHistory.Rugby footballProfessionalism in sports.Rugby footballSocial aspects.796.333Collins Tony1961-910306Nauright John1962-910307MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910165048703321The rugby world in the professional era2037471UNINA