The Development Of West Indies Cricket Vol 1

Author : Hilary Beckles
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0745314724

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The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 1 by Hilary Beckles Pdf

This volume covers the "third rising" of West Indies cricket. As the sport becomes ever more commercialized, large amounts of money have established sponsorship & support systems to give cricketers around the world every possible advantage. Beckles assesses what impact the globalization of cricket has had on the cricketers of the Caribbean. He also describes the emergence of what he argues is a debilitating sub-nationalism in the West Indies, & the effect this has had on the game, & the prospect for integrating West Indian nationhood in the twenty-first century.

Author : Hilary Beckles
Publisher : Pluto Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0745314627

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The Development of West Indies Cricket, Vol. 2 by Hilary Beckles Pdf

This volume covers the "third rising" of West Indies cricket. As the sport becomes ever more commercialized, large amounts of money have established sponsorship & support systems to give cricketers around the world every possible advantage. Beckles assesses what impact the globalization of cricket has had on the cricketers of the Caribbean. He also describes the emergence of what he argues is a debilitating sub-nationalism in the West Indies, & the effect this has had on the game, & the prospect for integrating West Indian nationhood in the twenty-first century.

Author : Michael Manley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : UVA:X001362822

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A History of West Indies Cricket by Michael Manley Pdf

A History of West Indies Cricket has been fully updated, telling the recent story of West Indian cricket in the nineties and at the start of the 21st century. The records sections have also been brought up to date. In 1975, the West Indies became the first winners of the cricket World Cup. Their style of cricket has always been ideal for this type of game; exhilarating, stroke-making batsmen; penetrative, wicket-taking bowlers and dynamic, athletic fielders. The epitome of the team was its captain, Clive Lloyd, a magnificent all-rounder. For 15 years between 1976 and 1991, the West Indies ruled the cricket world in imperious style, winning 62 Test matches and losing just 17. Batsmen of the calibre of Haynes, Greenidge, Richards, Lloyd and Richardson, and bowlers such as Holding, Roberts, Garner, Croft, Walsh and Ambrose, struck fear into the hearts and minds of opposing players. In 1994, Brian Lara announced himself in a way like no other. He set world records in both Test and First-class cricket in the same calendar year, taking 375 off the England attack, then flaying an injury-hit Durham county attack for 501 not out for Warwickshire.It was at this point that the old edition was published. The update will highlight the sad demise of West Indian cricket. The accessibility of cable television from the United States has shown youngsters in the Caribbean other sports, ones which offer untold wealth to even those of moderate professional standard. Football too has taken a hold, with Jamaica reaching the World Cup finals in 1998. The year 2000 was a watershed as it saw the Test careers of both Walsh and Ambrose close, thus severing the last links with the heyday of West Indian cricket. History has shown it will rise again.

Author : Hilary M. Beckles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1071320087

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˜Theœ development of West Indies cricket by Hilary M. Beckles Pdf

Author : Stephen Wagg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317557296

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Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017 by Stephen Wagg Pdf

Cricket is an enduring paradox. On the one hand, it symbolises much that is outmoded: imperialism; a leisured elite; a rural, aristocratic Englishness. On the other, it endures as a global game and does so by skilful adaptation, trading partly on its mythic past and partly on its capacity to repackage itself. This ambitious new history recounts the politics of cricket around the world since the Second World War, examining key cultural and political themes, including decolonisation, racism, gender, globalisation, corruption and commercialisation. Part One looks at the transformation of cricket cultures in the ten territories of the former British Empire in the years immediately after 1945, a time when decolonisation and the search for national identity touched every cricket playing region in the world. Part Two focuses on globalisation and the game’s evolution as an international sport, analysing: social change and the Ashes; the campaigns for new cricket formats; the development of the women’s game; the new breed of coach; the limits to the game’s global expansion; and the rise of India as the world’s leading cricket power. Cricket: A Political History of the Global Game, 1945-2017 is fascinating reading for anybody interested in the contemporary history of sport.

Author : Chris McMillan
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781000970562

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Cricket, Capitalism and Class by Chris McMillan Pdf

This ambitious new study argues that not only is the story of cricket inescapably entwined with that of capitalism, but that the game provides a unique lens with which to understand the history, development, exigencies and contradictions of capitalist political economy. From the aristocratic capture of the artisan’s game to the commodified entertainment of private T20 leagues, the story of cricket has been told against the background of capitalism. Cricket was the gentlemanly vanguard of the English-led British empire which forged the first iteration of international capitalism that was reliant upon a political and commercial partnership between rulers and the ruled, and today it speaks to the productive tension between the emergence of the Asian century and the power of American cultural imperialism. Reading capitalism as a cultural, economic and political system, this book explores the relationship between cricket and capitalism, and illuminates many of the most important themes in contemporary sport studies, such as class, race, gender, globalisation, nationalism, neoliberalism, commodification and migration. This is fascinating reading for anybody with an interest in sport history, the sociology of sport, global political economy, political theory or cultural studies.

Author : John Nauright,Alan G. Gobley,David K. Wiggins
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781557286499

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Beyond C. L. R. James by John Nauright,Alan G. Gobley,David K. Wiggins Pdf

A collection of essays that analyze the interconnections between race, ethnicity, and sport.

Author : David L. Andrews,Steven J. Jackson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134598540

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Sport Stars by David L. Andrews,Steven J. Jackson Pdf

Sport Stars investigates the nature of contemporary sporting celebrity, examining stars' often turbulent relationship with the press, and exploring themes of identity, race, and spectacle.

Author : Dominic Malcolm
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781849665599

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Globalizing Cricket by Dominic Malcolm Pdf

This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Globalizing Cricket examines the global role of the sport - how it developed and spread around the world. The book explores the origins of cricket in the eighteenth century, its establishment as England's national game in the nineteenth, the successful (Caribbean) and unsuccessful (American) diffusion of cricket as part of the development of the British Empire and its role in structuring contemporary identities amongst and between the English, the British and postcolonial communities. Whilst empirically focused on the sport itself, the book addresses broader issues such as social development, imperialism, race, diaspora and national identities. Tracing the beginnings of cricket as a 'folk game' through to the present, it draws together these different strands to examine the meaning and social significance of the modern game. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the role of sport in both colonial and post-colonial periods; the history and peculiarities of English national identity; or simply intrigued by the game and its history.

Author : Dominic Malcolm,Jon Gemmell,Nalin Mehta
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-18
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317969310

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The Changing Face of Cricket by Dominic Malcolm,Jon Gemmell,Nalin Mehta Pdf

For cricket enthusiasts there is nothing to match the meaningful contests and excitement generated by the game’s subtle shifts in play. Conversely, huge swathes of the world’s population find cricket the most obscure and bafflingly impenetrable of sports. The Changing Face of Cricket attempts to account for this paradox. The Changing Face of Cricket provides an overview of the various ways in which social scientists have analyzed the game’s cultural impact. The book’s international analysis encompasses Australia, the Caribbean, England, India, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Its interdisciplinary approach allies anthropology, history, literary criticism, political studies and sociology with contributions from cricket administrators and journalists. The collection addresses historical and contemporary issues such as gender equality, global sports development, the impact of cricket mega-events, and the growing influence of commercial and television interests culminating in the Twenty20 revolution. Whether one loves or hates the game, understands what turns square legs into fine legs, or how mid-offs become silly, The Changing Face of Cricket will enlighten the reader on the game’s cultural contours and social impact and prove to be the essential reader in cricket studies. This book was published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Author : S. W. Pope,John Nauright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135978136

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Routledge Companion to Sports History by S. W. Pope,John Nauright Pdf

Presents comprehensive guidance to the international field of sports history as it has developed as an academic area of study. This book guides readers through the development of the field across a range of thematic and geographical contexts. It is suitable for researchers and students in, and entering, the sports history field.

Author : Stephen Wagg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005-10-09
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781134227181

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Cricket and National Identity in the Postcolonial Age by Stephen Wagg Pdf

Bringing together leading international writers on cricket and society, this important new book places cricket in the postcolonial life of the major Test-playing countries. Exploring the culture, politics, governance and economics of cricket in the twenty-first century, this book dispels the age-old idea of a gentle game played on England's village greens. This is an original political and historical study of the game's development in a range of countries and covers: * cricket in the new Commonwealth: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Caribbean and India * the cricket cultures of Australia, New Zealand and post-apartheid South Africa * cricket in England since the 1950s. This new book is ideal for students of sport, politics, history and postcolonialism as it provides stimulating and comprehensive discussions of the major issues including race, migration, gobalization, neoliberal economics, the media, religion and sectarianism.

Author : Claire Westall
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9783030659721

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The Rites of Cricket and Caribbean Literature by Claire Westall Pdf

This book analyses cricket’s place in Anglophone Caribbean literature. It examines works by canonical authors – Brathwaite, Lamming, Lovelace, Naipaul, Phillips and Selvon – and by understudied writers – including Agard, Fergus, John, Keens-Douglas, Khan and Markham. It tackles short stories, novels, poetry, drama and film from the Caribbean and its diaspora. Its literary readings are couched in the history of Caribbean cricket and studies by Hilary Beckles and Gordon Rohlehr. C.L.R James’ foundational Beyond a Boundary provides its theoretical grounding. Literary depictions of iconic West Indies players – including Constantine, Headley, Worrell, Walcott, Sobers, Richards, and Lara – feature throughout. The discussion focuses on masculinity, heroism, father-son dynamics, physical performativity and aesthetic style. Attention is also paid to mother-daughter relations and female engagement with cricket, with examples from Anim-Addo, Breeze, Wynter and others. Cricket holds a prominent place in the history, culture, politics and popular imaginary of the Caribbean. This book demonstrates that it also holds a significant and complicated place in Anglophone Caribbean literature.

Author : John Nauright,Sarah Zipp
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 673 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781317500476

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Routledge Handbook of Global Sport by John Nauright,Sarah Zipp Pdf

The story of global sport is the story of expansion from local development to globalized industry, from recreational to marketized activity. Alongside that, each sport has its own distinctive history, sub-cultures, practices and structures. This ambitious new volume offers state-of-the-art overviews of the development of every major sport or classification of sport, examining their history, socio-cultural significance, political economy and international reach, and suggesting directions for future research. Expert authors from around the world provide varied perspectives on the globalization of sport, highlighting diverse and often underrepresented voices. By putting sport itself in the foreground, this book represents the perfect companion to any social scientific course in sport studies, and the perfect jumping-off point for further study or research. The Routledge Handbook of Global Sport is an essential reference for students and scholars of sport history, sport and society, the sociology of sport, sport development, sport and globalization, sports geography, international sports organizations, sports cultures, the governance of sport, sport studies, sport coaching or sport management.

Author : Anthony Bateman,John Bale
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781134067459

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Sporting Sounds by Anthony Bateman,John Bale Pdf

Music and sport are both highly significant cultural forms, yet the substantial and longstanding connections between the two have largely been overlooked. Sporting Sounds addresses this oversight in an intriguing and innovative collection of essays. With contributions from leading international psychologists, sociologists, historians, musicologists and specialists in sports and cultural studies, the book illuminates our understanding of the vital part music has played in the performance, reception and commodification of sport. It explores a fascinating range of topics and case studies, including: The use of music to enhance sporting performance Professional applications of music in sport Sporting anthems as historical commemorations Music at the Olympics Supporter rock music in Swedish sport Caribbean cricket and calypso music From local fan cultures to international mega-events, music and sport are inextricably entwined. Sporting Sounds is a stimulating and illuminating read for anybody with an interest in either of these cultural forms.