Contributions

  • Stoddart, Brian. - Contributor
  • Sandiford, Keith A. P., 1936- - Contributor

Publication

1998 - Manchester University Press, Manchester, England

Language

English

Word Count

44,500 words, Guess

Page Count

178 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • Goodreads3787371

Classifications

  • LCCGV928.G7 I46 1998

Alternate Titles

  • Cricket, culture, and society

Description

An exploration of the history of cricket in the British Empire, this text attempts to explain why the sport was so successful, even in countries such as India, Pakistan and the West Indies, where the Anglo-Saxon element remained in a small minority.

Subjects

Topics

CricketColoniesCulture diffusionFiction, historicalCricket -- Great Britain.Culture diffusion -- Great Britain.Cricket -- Great Britain -- Colonies.

Series Statement

  • Studies in imperialism

Other Editions

  • The imperial game: cricket, culture, and societyManchester University Press1998-01-01

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