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Rugby Union and Globalization

An Odd-Shaped World

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  • © 2010

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Authors:
  1. John Harris

    1. Kent State University, USA

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Part of the book series: Global Culture and Sport Series (GCS)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction

    • John Harris
    Pages 1-10

  3. Where and Why Rugby Matters

    • John Harris
    Pages 11-24

  4. The Rugby World Cup

    • John Harris
    Pages 25-40

  5. Power Shifts: From League to Union

    • John Harris
    Pages 41-54

  6. The Rugby Player as Celebrity

    • John Harris
    Pages 55-70

  7. Player Migration in the Professional Age

    • John Harris
    Pages 71-91

  8. The Migration of Coaches in Rugby Union

    • John Harris
    Pages 92-106

  9. Passports of Convenience

    • John Harris
    Pages 107-117

  10. The Lions Roar: British Identity and the Professional Game

    • John Harris
    Pages 118-132

  11. Flattening the Rugby World

    • John Harris
    Pages 133-150

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 151-168
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kent State University, USA

    John Harris

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).

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