"This book investigates the complex relationship between embodiment, identity and disability sport, based on ethnographic research with an international-level visually impaired cricket team. Alongside issues of empowerment, classification and valorisation, it conceptualises the …
The imperial game: cricket, culture and society
An exploration of the history of cricket in the British Empire, this text attempts to explain why the sport was so successful, even in countries such as India, Pakistan and the West Indies, where the Anglo-Saxon element remained in a small minority.
The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognized, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cri…
The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognized, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cri…
The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognized, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cri…
The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of partition from India in 1947. Its cricket team evolved in the chaotic aftermath. Initially unrecognized, underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket. Since the early days of the Raj, cri…