by Jean Lacouture · GALLIMARD · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782070531394
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«Voyous et Gentlemen: Une histoire du rugby» is the historical essay by Jean Lacouture, published by Gallimard in paperback (176 pages, in French).
It traces the origin of rugby at the English school of Rugby and its spread through France to Occitania, and then to New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Japan, Romania or Fiji, each country with its own style. It covers the creation of the World Cup in 1987 and reflects on the tension between amateur tradition, sponsors and television.
Volume 164 of the Découvertes Gallimard collection, in the Culture et société series. The book includes 165 graphic documents.
For rugby fans and sports history enthusiasts seeking an accessible overview of its origins, expansion and present.
Jean Lacouture was a journalist, historian and author. He was particularly famous for his biographies.
