The Politics of South African Cricket

ISBN-13: 9780714653464 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 280 str.

Jon Gemmell

Opis

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

Spis treści

Introduction, 1 The Problems of Defining 'Political Science' 2 The Ties that bind: The Relationship between Sport and Politics 3 On a Sticky Wicket: The Ethos of Cricket 4 Programme and Practice: Apartheid and Sport 5 Banishing Tradition, or Prejudice? Politics and the Winding Road to Multiracial Cricket 6 'No Normal Sport in an Abnormal Society' 7 Isolating the Disease: International Politics and the Arguments for Sanctions against South Africa 8 Isolation (of Sorts): South Africa's Withdrawal from the Commonwealth 9 A Defining Moment: The Basil D'Oliveira Affair 10 Cricket and the Actual Institution of Politics: The 1970 South African Tour to England 11 Treachery and Despair: The Rebel Tours 12 Conclusion: The Role of Sport in Influencing Change in South Africa

O autorze

Jon Gemmell received his BA in Social and Economic History and his PhD in Politics from Leicester University and currently teaches sociology and history at Kennet School, Thatcham, UK.