"A Social History of Indian Football, Striving to Score seeks to assess the role of soccer in colonial Indian life, to delineate the inter-relationship between those who patronized, promoted, played and viewed the game, to analyse the impact of the colonial context on the games …
This book assesses the role of soccer in colonial Indian life, to delineate the inter-relationship between those who patronised, promoted, played and viewed the game, to analyse the impact of the colonial context on the games evolution and development and shed light on the diver…
A Social History of Indian Football covers the period 1850-2004. It considers soccer as a derivative sport, creatively and imaginatively adapted to suit modern Indian socio-cultural needs - designed to fulfil political imperatives and satisfy economic aspirations. The book is co…
"A Social History of Indian Football, Striving to Score seeks to assess the role of soccer in colonial Indian life, to delineate the inter-relationship between those who patronized, promoted, played and viewed the game, to analyse the impact of the colonial context on the games …
"A Social History of Indian Football, Striving to Score seeks to assess the role of soccer in colonial Indian life, to delineate the inter-relationship between those who patronized, promoted, played and viewed the game, to analyse the impact of the colonial context on the games …