Making the Rugby World Race, Gender, Commerce

Name: Making the Rugby World Race, Gender, Commerce
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ISBN: 9780714644110

ISBN-10: 0714644110

ISBN-13: 9780714644110

Edition: 1999

Authors: Timothy J. L. Chandler, John Nauright

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The editors' aim in compiling this volume is to continue the pattern of analysis on the development of rugby begun in Making the Rugby World. The papers presented show how Rugby is now being hijacked by global operators like Rupert Murdoch.

Book details

List price: $62.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 11/30/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 10.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface and Acknowledgements


Series Editor's Foreword


Introduction: More than the Making of Men, the World(s) of Rugby




Of Warriors and Blokes: The Problem of Maori Rugby for Pakeha Masculinity in New Zealand




Rugby, Carnival, Masculinity and Identities in 'Coloured' Cape Town




Recognition through Resistance: Rugby in the USA




Learning to Be a Man: French Rugby and Masculinity




Rugby: The Game for 'Real Italian Men'




High School Rugby and the Construction of Masculinity in Japan




Crossing the Line: Women Playing Rugby Union




The Global Union: Globalization and the Rugby World Cup




Professionalism, Commercialism and the Rugby Club: The Case of Pontypridd RFC




Recapturing the Moment? Global Rugby, Economics and the Politics of Nation in Post-Apartheid South Africa



Conclusion: A Rugby World or Worlds of Rugby?



Select Bibliography


Notes on the Contributors


Index