Cricket and National Identity in the Postcolonial Age: Following On Contributor(s): Wagg, Stephen (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415484898 ISBN-13: 9780415484893 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $56.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Cricket - Sports & Recreation | Sociology Of Sports |
Dewey: 796.358 |
Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 292 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Bringing together leading international writers on cricket and society, this important new book places cricket in the postcolonial life of the major Test-playing countries. Exploring the culture, politics, governance and economics of cricket in the twenty-first century, this book dispels the age-old idea of a gentle game played on England's village greens. This is an original political and historical study of the game's development in a range of countries and covers: * cricket in the new Commonwealth: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Caribbean and India This new book is ideal for students of sport, politics, history and postcolonialism as it provides stimulating and comprehensive discussions of the major issues including race, migration, gobalization, neoliberal economics, the media, religion and sectarianism.
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