Rugby World in the Professional Era

Name: Rugby World in the Professional Era
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

The Rugby World in the Professional EraAuthor(s): John Nauright, Tony Collins\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138665446, 978-1138665446\nSynopsis\nTwenty 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.\n\nDrawing 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:\n\nlabour migration\nrace and indigenous populations\nthe globalisation of the game\nmega-event management\n.