Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South

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Publisher: 241 Media LimitedAuthor(s): William WallaceNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2013Dimensions: 236 x 158 x 25Cover type: HardbackRedes...

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Analyses South African rugby through the lens of aesthetic politics. Building on 17 months of ethnographic research with rugby coaches, players, an...

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Lars AndersonNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedescopera...