Rugby Union and Globalization: An Odd-Shaped World

J. Harris

Palgrave Macmillan UK, Aug 18, 2010 - Social Science - 168 pages

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.

About the author

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).

Bibliographic information

• Title: Rugby Union and Globalization: An Odd-Shaped World; Global Culture and Sport Series
• Author: J. Harris
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2010
• ISBN: 023022931X, 9780230229310
• Length: 168 pages
• Subjects: Education / General; Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social; Social Science / Regional Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General; Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects; Sports & Recreation / General