A Social History of Indian Football: Striving to Score

ISBN-13: 9781138982222 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 210 str.

Kausik Bandyopadhyay;Boria Majumdar;¬Abar

Opis

This book uses soccer as a lens through which to view India's colonial and post-colonial encounter.

This book was previously published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

Recenzje

In sum this is an interesting book if you want to know about Indian Soccer ... Paul Dimeo University of Stirling

Spis treści

1. Historical Background 2. The Father of Indian Football 3. Soccer's Appropriation and the Formation of the IFA 4. Nineteen Eleven 5. Racialism, Nationalism and Bengal Football 6. Communalism in Indian Football 7. Years of Turmoil 1931-1939 8. Ghati-Bangal in Indian Football 9. Growth of Rival Centres of Footballing Excellence 10. Declining Trends in Indian Soccer 11. Women's Football in India 12. Turn Towards Commercialism and Professionalism

O autorze

Bandyopadhyay, Kausik; Majumdar, Boria