Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire (Hardcover)
 
作者: Prashant Kidambi 
分類: British & Irish history ,
Asian history ,
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 ,
Colonialism & imperialism ,
Cricket ,
c 1900 - c 1914 ,
British Isles ,
India  
書城編號: 1556356

原價: HK$420.00
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出版社: Oxford University Press
出版日期: 2019/10/01
尺寸: 234x153x46mm
重量: 0.72 kg
ISBN: 9780198843139

商品簡介
'Cricket is an Indian game accidentally invented by the English, ' it has famously been said. Today, the Indian cricket team is a powerful national symbol, a unifying force in a country riven by conflicts. But India was represented by a cricket team long before it became an independent nation.

Drawing on an unparalleled range of original archival sources, Cricket Country is the story of the first 'All India' cricket tour of Great Britain and Ireland. It is also the extraordinary tale of how the idea of India took shape on the cricket field in the high noon of empire. Conceived by an unlikely coalition of colonial and local elites, it took twelve years and three failed attempts before an 'Indian' cricket team made its debut on the playing fields of imperial Britain.

This historic tour, which took place against the backdrop of revolutionary politics in the Edwardian era, featured an improbable cast of characters. The team

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Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire (Paperback)

Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire (Hardcover)

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eBook: Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire (DRM PDF)

eBook: Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire (DRM EPUB)

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