THE POLITICS OF SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET by Jon Gemmell ( 9780714682846 )

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Title:

THE POLITICS OF SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET

By:

Jon Gemmell

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0714682845

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9780714682846

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 September, 2003

Series:

Sport in the Global Society

Pages:

280

Description:

Jon Gemmell analyses the relationship between sport and politics through a historical analysis of South African cricket.

Synopsis:

The Politics of South African Cricket analyses the relationship between politics and sport, in particular cricket, in South Africa. South African Cricket embraces an ethos that is symbolic of a wider held belief system and as such has distinctive political connotations in the region. Sport in South Africa is certainly influenced by forces beyond the playing field, but politics too can be influenced by the social and economic force of sport. Focusing on the sports boycott as a political strategy, Jon Gemmell analyses the relationship between sport and politics through a historical analysis of South African cricket. He employs case studies to explore the relationship between politics and South African cricket and argues convincingly that cricket assisted the reform process by undermining the legitimacy of the apartheid regime.

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black & white illustrations

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Frank Cass Publishers

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