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 * the cricket cultures of Australia, New Zealand and post-apartheid South Africa * cricket in England since the 1950s. 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. &nbsp;

Cricket and National Identity in the Postcolonial Age: Following On

Sports & Outdoors

Stephen Wagg

Other Team Sports

Routledge

East Plays West: Sport and the Cold War

David Andrews

Thatcher's Grandchildren?: Politics and Childhood in the Twenty-First Century (Palgrave Studies in the History of Childhood)

Jane Pilcher

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The London Olympics of 2012: Politics, Promises and Legacy (Global Culture and Sport Series)

Analysing the politics of the 2012 London Olympics, Stephen Wagg examines the framing of London's bid to host the Games, arguments about the Games' likely impact and the establishment of 'Fortress London' to protect the Games. The book asks who won, and who lost out, in this important event as well as exploring its media coverage and legacy.

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

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