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The Future of Football
World football has undergone unprecedented change over the past decade. On the field, the richest European clubs have retained their pre-eminence, but with multinational playing …
Football Fans Around the World
This volume investigates the way in which football supporters around the world express themselves as followers of teams, whether they be professional, amateur or national. The …
Lost Histories of Indian Cricket
Lost Histories of Indian Cricket studies the personalities and controversies that have shaped Indian cricket over the years and brings to life the intensity surrounding India's …
Cricket in Colonial India 1780 – 1947
Features a social history of Indian cricket between 1780 and 2003. This work considers cricket as a derivative sport, creatively and imaginatively adapted to suit modern Indian …
Modern Sport - The Global Obsession
Sport has become more than a simple physical expression or game- it now pervades all societies at all levels and has become bound up in nationalism, entertainment, patriotism and …
A Social History of Indian Football
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 …
Cricket, Race and the 2007 World Cup
Cricket has been subject to a number of changes over the last twenty years. We can no longer talk of a sport particular to an out-dated English way of life. Cricket has become …
Sport in South Asian Society
A detailed study of sports' arrival, spread and advance in colonial and post-colonial South Asia. A selection of articles addresses critical issues of nationalism, communalism, …
Cricketing Cultures in Conflict
The 2003 World Cup was of vital importance to the participating countries. For India, a world cup triumph would make cricket the nation's leading industry; for the host, South …
Olympism: The Global Vision
The collection starts from the premise that Olympism and the Olympic Games make sense only when they are placed within the broader national, colonial and post colonial contexts and …