Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players: A Sociological Study of the Development of Rugby Football - Hardcover

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Dunning, Eric

 
9780814717653: Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players: A Sociological Study of the Development of Rugby Football
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0814717659 ISBN 13: 9780814717653
Publisher: New York Univ Pr, 1979

Synopsis

First published in 1979 this classic text was the first study of the development of Rugby and has a seminal place in the library of the history and sociology of sport. With a new foreword and a new afterword, Dunning and Sheard now provide a sociological analysis of the major developments that have taken place in Rugby since the 1980s, with particular attention to the professionalism that was predicted in the first edition of this text.
Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players, Second Edition will be an invaluable resource for sports lovers, rugby fans and students of the history and sociology of sport.

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About the Author

Kenneth Sheard is former Research Director at the Centre for Research Into Sport and Society (CRSS) at the University of Leicester, UK.

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Publisher
New York Univ Pr
Publication date
1979
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0814717659
ISBN 13 
9780814717653
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1

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