{"product_id":"rugby-world-in-the-professional-era-1","title":"Rugby World in the Professional Era","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty 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. \u003cem\u003eThe Rugby World in the Professional Era\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing 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:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003elabour migration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erace and indigenous populations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe globalisation of the game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emega-event management\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emale sexualities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emedia representations of rugby - from broadcasting matches to rugby in museums and on stage and screen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering 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, \u003cem\u003eThe Rugby World in the Professional Era\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone with an academic interest in rugby, and any student or scholar with interests in sports history, sports sociology, sport management or the economics of professional sport.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243014246744,"sku":"9780367359492","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367359492_34c908a4-5113-4b96-8145-885242adcd34.jpg?v=1777694420","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/rugby-world-in-the-professional-era-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}