The changing face of cricket : from imperial to global game / edited by Dominic Malcolm, Jon Gemmell and Nalin Mehta. - xv, 285 pages ; 25 cm. - Sport in the global society . - Sport in the global society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cricket and Modernity: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Study of the Imperial Game / Naturally Played by Irishmen: a Social History of Irish Cricket / South African Cricket and British Imperialism, 1870 - 1910 / Irish Australians, Postcolonialism and the English Game / 'From Far it Look Like Politics': C.L.R. James and the Canon of English Cricket Literature / 'Fiery Fred': Fred Trueman and Cricket Celebrity in the 1950s and Early 1960s / Rebellion, Race and Rhodesia: International Cricketing Relations with Rhodesia During UDI / A National(ist) Line in Postcolonizing Cricket: Viv Richards, Biographies and Cricketing Nationalism / Brian Lara in Poetic Form: Tradition, Talent and the Caribbean 'mwe' / Wunderkidz in a Blunderland: Tensions and Tales From Sri Lankan Cricket / Batting for the Flag: Cricket, Television and Globalization in India / Different Hats, Different Thinking? Technocracy, Globalization and the Indian Cricket Team / Malign or Benign? English National Identities and Cricket / 'Look, it's a Girl': Cricket and Gender Relations in the UK / International Cricket - the Hegemony of Commerce, the Decline of Government Interest and the End of Morality? / In Retrospect / Burning Down the House / A Strong Sport Growing Stronger: a Perspective on the Growth, Development and Future of International Cricket / 'Bombay Sport Exchange': Cricket, Globalization and the Future / Dominic Malcolm, Jon Gemmell and Nalin Mehta -- Jon Gemmell -- Dean Allen -- Alan Bairner -- Anthony Bateman -- Jack Williams -- Charles Little -- Malcolm MacLean -- Claire Westall -- Michael Roberts -- Nalin Mehta -- Stephen Wagg and Sharda Ugra -- Dominic Malcolm -- Philippa Velija and Dominic Malcolm -- Russell Holden -- Boria Majumdar -- Rob Steen -- Ehsan Mani -- Nalin Mehta, Jon Gemmell and Dominic Malcolm. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 2007. 17. 18. 19.

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Cricket--Social aspects
Cricket--History

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