About this title: A book that interweaves biography with history, the lives of cricketers with wider processes of social change. C.K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book, but so too do Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Indian careers of the English cricketers, Lord Harris and D.R. Jardine, provide a window into the operations of Empire. The life of India's first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, introduces the reader to the still-unfinished struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780330491167ISBN:0330491164
Description: Very Good. CLOTH HARDBACK, in a lightly rubbed and bumped dust jacket. Clean and tight with minor wear. Over twenty years selling secondhand books. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780330491167ISBN:0330491164
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 02/05/2003
ISBN-13:9780330491174ISBN:0330491172
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 02/05/2003
ISBN-13:9780330491174ISBN:0330491172
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780330491174ISBN:0330491172
Description: New. A book that interweaves biography with Indian history, the lives of cricketers with wider processes of social change. It is a meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large, and how sport can influence both social and political history. read more
Description: Fine. Not since C.L. R James wrote 'Beyond The Boundary' has anyone managed to fuse Cricket, with social and cultural history until now. In this fascinating work, Guha examines how a English village game, brought to India by the British Imperial rulers of India; should have been so embraced by the Indian population as a whole. Embraced to such a degree, that it has become the 'national sport' like no other. It is perhaps the most important book on the complex relationship between sport, ... read more
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 19/07/2002
ISBN-13:9780330491167ISBN:0330491164
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 02/05/2003
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. A book that interweaves biography with Indian history, the lives of cricketers with wider processes of social change. It is a meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large, and how sport can influence both social and political history. ISBN10: 0330491172. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Macmillan UK
Date Published: 2003-05-02
ISBN-13:9780330491174ISBN:0330491172
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Picador
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780330491174ISBN:0330491172
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The Indian history of cricket. Includes 496p with photo illust. Very clean copy with no marks or incript. read more
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Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This volume seamlessly interweaves biography with history, the lives of famous or forgotten cricketers with wider processes of social change. C K Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this book, but so too, in arresting and unexpected ways, do Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great English cricketers Lord Harris and D R Jardine provide a window into the operations of Empire. The remarkable life of ... read more
"Very well-written book about the long and checkered and sometimes political history of Indian cricket. This country has the most fans of the sport of any country in the world. A wonderful read both for cricket-followers and others."
"Excellent chronology of history of Indian cricket. Learned that the Indian Parsis were the first to start playing cricket in India. It was a move by the parsis to stay close to the colonial rulers , the Brits. Was amazed to read that the quadrangular tournament among teams drawn on the communal lines (brits, parsis, hindus, muslims) was a hit for decades although it was abhored by the politicians fighting the battle for independence. The book chronicles the story of Balu, a dalit swashbuckling star cricketer, is pretty contextual in the "reserved" india of today."
"I always find it very interesting that Indians took to cricket the way they did-adopting it and transforming it, infusing it with passion and reveling in it's intricacies;
The term "It's not cricket" is one that is difficult to explain to somebody that is unfamiliar with the nature of the game. The game has a genteel charm and"
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