Sport in South Asian Society : Past and Present

ISBN-13: 9780415359535 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 344 str.

Boria Majumdar; J. A. Mangan

Opis

Drawing inspiration from C.L.R. James' well-known epigram, "What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?" the book suggests that South Asian sports make sense only when placed within the broader colonial and post colonial context. It demonstrates that sports not only influence politics and vice versa, but that the two are inseparable. Sports are not only political; they are politics, intrigue, culture, and art. To deny this is to denigrate the position of sports in modern South Asian society.
This volume was previously published as a special issue of the journal "Sport in the Global Society."

Spis treści

Part 1. Raj and Post Raj Identities: Sport and South Asia  Part 2. Narrative Histories: Sport in Colonial and Post Colonial South Asia  Part 3. Marginal Voices: Women's Sport in Colonial and Post Colonial South Asia  Part 4. Lagaan - Undertones and Overtones: South Asian Sport, Culture, Society  Part 5. Cementing Ties: Sport in South Asian Diplomacy  Part 6. Cross Cutting Identities: Sport and the South Asian Diaspora