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Item Details
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TWENTY-TWO YARDS TO FREEDOM
A SOCIAL HISTORY OF INDIAN CRICKET |
| By: |
Boria Majumdar |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£23.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0670057940 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780670057948 |
| Publisher: |
PENGUIN BOOKS INDIA PVT LTD |
| Pub. date: |
15 May, 2004 |
| Edition: |
illustrated edition |
| Pages: |
496 |
| Synopsis: |
Cricket is much more than a game for Indians. This book examines the role of cricket in India national life and the relationship between those who have patronized, promoted, played and viewed the game. It analyses the impact of colonization on the evolution of cricket in India while it raises several questions on the social history of the nation and the relationship between sport, identity and communalism |
| Illustrations: |
24 photos |
| Publication: |
India |
| Imprint: |
Viking (India) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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