LEADER 03460oam 2200637I 450 001 9910165048703321 005 20240505202104.0 010 $a0-367-35949-9 010 $a1-315-61987-3 010 $a1-317-21524-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315619873 035 $a(CKB)3710000001060410 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4809775 035 $a(OCoLC)966633744 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001060410 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe rugby world in the professional era /$fedited by John Nauright and Tony Collins 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York, N.Y. :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (201 pages) 225 1 $aRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ;$v75 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a1-138-66544-4 311 08$a1-317-21525-7 327 $apt. I. Professional rugby on and off the field -- pt. II. Rugby cultures and representation in the professional era. 330 $a"Twenty years of professionalism has seen rugby union undergo dramatic transformations, from changes to everyday training cultures to the growth of the Rugby World Cup into one of the largest global sporting events. The Rugby World in the Professional Era is the first book to examine the effect that professionalism has had across a number of different aspects of the game and the wider socio-cultural significance of these changes through case studies from across the globe. Drawing on contributions from scholars from across the rugby-playing world, the book explores the role of rugby's professionalisation through a number of social-scientific lenses, including: labour migration race and indigenous populations the globalisation of the game mega-event management male sexualities media representations of rugby - from broadcasting matches to rugby in museums and on stage and screen Offering insights into under-researched areas of the sport, such as the growth of Rugby Sevens into an Olympic sport, and providing the most up-to-date recent history of the sport available, The Rugby World in the Professional Era is essential reading for anyone with an academic interest in rugby, and any student or scholar with interests in sports history, sports sociology or the economics of professional sport"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aRoutledge research in sport, culture and society ;$v75. 606 $aRugby Union football$xHistory 606 $aRugby Union football$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aRugby Union football$xSocial aspects 606 $aRugby football$xHistory 606 $aRugby football$vCross-cultural studies 606 $aProfessionalism in sports 606 $aRugby football$xSocial aspects 615 0$aRugby Union football$xHistory. 615 0$aRugby Union football 615 0$aRugby Union football$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aRugby football$xHistory. 615 0$aRugby football 615 0$aProfessionalism in sports. 615 0$aRugby football$xSocial aspects. 676 $a796.333 701 $aCollins$b Tony$f1961-$0910306 701 $aNauright$b John$f1962-$0910307 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910165048703321 996 $aThe rugby world in the professional era$92037471 997 $aUNINA