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Rugby union and globalization
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John Harris |
"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 r… |
OL16964508W |
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Soccer vs. the State
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Gabriel Kuhn |
Soccer has turned into a multi-billion-dollar industry. Professionalism and commercialization dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-… |
OL17519914W |
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National identity and global sports events
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Christopher Young,Alan Tomlinson |
vii, 244 p. : 24 cm |
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Sports and nationalism in Latin/o America
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Juan Poblete,Robert McKee Irwin,Héctor D. Fernández l'Hoeste |
"This book presents a broad selection of research on connections between sports and nationalism in Latin American and the Latino USA. It brings a critical cultural studies approach to studies of both… |
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Beyond Glory
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David Margolick |
Nothing in the annals of sports has aroused more passion than the heavyweight fights in New York in 1936 and 1938 between Joe Louis and Max Schmeling -- bouts that symbolized the hopes, hatreds, and … |
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