Cricket and Empire (Rle Sports Studies) - The 1932-33 Bodyline Tour of Australia

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.

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List of contents

Introduction. 1. The Bodyline Story 2. The Empire of Cricket 3. A Rift in Anglo-Australian Relations 4. The English Response 5. Political Consequences in Australia 6. The Aftermath. Conclusion.

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Product details

• Authors: Ric Sissons, Ric Stoddart Sissons, Sissons Ric, Brian Stoddart
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.01.2016
• EAN: 9781138990463
• ISBN: 978-1-138-99046-3
• No. of pages: 158
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Sports Studies
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > General, dictionaries, handbooks, yearbooks, history; SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport