| Cricket and Society in South Africa, 1910-1971: From Union to Isolation 2018 Edition Contributor(s): Murray, Bruce (Editor), Parry, Richard (Editor), Winch, Jonty (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319936077 ISBN-13: 9783319936079 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - History | Modern - General - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 306.09 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (1.39 lbs) 383 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Chronological Period - Modern |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores how cricket in South Africa was shaped by society and society by cricket. It demonstrates the centrality of cricket in the evolving relationship between culture, sport and politics starting with South Africa as the beating heart of the imperial project and ending with the country as an international pariah. The contributors explore the tensions between fragmentation and unity, on and off the pitch, in the context of the racist ideology of empire, its 'arrested development' and the reliance of South Africa on a racially based exploitative labour system. This edited collection uncovers the hidden history of cricket, society, and empire in defining a multiplicity of South African identities, and recognises the achievements of forgotten players and their impact. |
