Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies)
Download or Read eBook Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies) PDF written by Ric Sissons and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-24 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ric Sissons |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 163 |
| Release | : 2014-04-24 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781317680758 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1317680758 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies) by : Ric Sissons
Book excerpt: A great depression, worsening Anglo-Australian relations, the declining British Empire and the challenge from an Australia striving to find a national identity are the context which explain bodyline and its repercussions. Bodyline was a watershed in the history of cricket and politics were publicly seen as part of sport. This book offers a radical reappraisal of bodyline which challenges the official interpretations of the events, and places them in a unique social and political context. .
