02240nam 2200613 a 450 991082306000332120230927220403.01-282-90777-897866129077771-84788-032-0(CKB)2670000000056500(EBL)625236(OCoLC)688242200(SSID)ssj0000418109(PQKBManifestationID)11289723(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000418109(PQKBWorkID)10370849(PQKB)10066172(MiAaPQ)EBC625236(Au-PeEL)EBL625236(CaPaEBR)ebr10432568(CaONFJC)MIL290777(OCoLC)893335022(EXLCZ)99267000000005650020101218d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrench rugby football a cultural history /Philip DineOxford :Berg,2001.1 online resource (viii, 229 pages) mapBerg French studies,1354-36361-85973-327-1 1-85973-322-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Berg French studies.Rugby Union footballFranceHistoryRugby Union footballSocial aspectsFranceRugby Union footballHistory.Rugby Union footballSocial aspects306.4830944796.3330944Dine Philip1711585MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910823060003321French rugby football4103003UNINA