Cricket in the 21st Century

This book examines the ways in which cricket has reflected and reproduced some of the social and political tensions of the twenty-first century. The chapters in this volume employ cricket as a useful conceptual tool to analyse the dynamics underwriting interactions between races, sexes, classes, and polities.

Info autore

Souvik Naha is Senior Lecturer in Imperial and Post-colonial History at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. He has published extensively in colonial and postcolonial history, including a monograph and several edited journal special issues. He is the Joint Executive Academic Editor of Sport in Society and Associate Editor of Sport in History.
Dominic Malcolm is Professor of Sociology of Sport in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, England. He has authored 5 monographs, edited 9 anthologies and written over 100 journal articles and book chapters. He is the Editor-in-Chief of International Review for the Sociology of Sport.

Riassunto

This book examines the ways in which cricket has reflected and reproduced some of the social and political tensions of the twenty-first century. The chapters in this volume employ cricket as a useful conceptual tool to analyse the dynamics underwriting interactions between races, sexes, classes, and polities.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Souvik (University of Glasgow Naha, Souvik Malcolm Naha, Souvik (West Bengal State University Naha
• Con la collaborazione di: Malcolm Dominic (Editore), Souvik Naha (Editore), Dominic Malcolm (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 11.12.2023
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport di palla
• EAN: 9781032662107
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3266210-7
• Numero di pagine: 272
• Serie: Sport in the Global Society – Contemporary Perspectives
• Categorie: cricket, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cricket, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Sociology: sport & leisure, Sociology: sport and leisure, SPORTS & RECREATION / Cultural & Social Aspects