Barbarians, Gentlemen and Players: A Sociological Study of the Development of Rugby Football by Kenneth Sheard, Eric Dunning

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

Sport in the Global Society

Kenneth Sheard, Eric Dunning

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First published in 1979, this classic study of the development of rugby from folk game to its modern Union and League forms has become a seminal text in sport history. In a new epilogue the authors provide sociological analysis of the major develo...

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