A corner of a foreign field: the Indian history of a British sport
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BookPublication details: Gurgaon Penguin Books 2014Description: xix, 525 pISBN: 9780670086351Subject(s): Cricket - India - HistoryDDC classification: 796.3580954 Summary: C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this captivating history of cricket in India, 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, while the extraordinary life of India's first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, introduces the still-unfinished struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the extraordinary passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. An important, pioneering work, this is also a beautifully-written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large, and on how sport can influence both social and political history.
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| Item type | Current library | Item location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library General Stacks | Non-fiction | 796.3580954 G8C6 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 190732 |
Table of Contents:
• RACE: DOMESTICATING A GAME
• CASTE: UP FROM SERFDOM
• RELIGION: RIOTS MINUS THE STABBING
• NATION: HISTORY’S RESIDUES
C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this captivating history of cricket in India, 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, while the extraordinary life of India's first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, introduces the still-unfinished struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the extraordinary passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. An important, pioneering work, this is also a beautifully-written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large, and on how sport can influence both social and political history.
(http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/676857.A_Corner_of_a_Foreign_Field?from_search=true&search_version=service)
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