{"product_id":"globalizing-cricket-dominic-malcolm-9781472576576","title":"Globalizing Cricket: Englishness, Empire and Identity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobalizing Cricket \u003c\/i\u003eexamines 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhilst 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dominic Malcolm\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472576578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472576576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d","brand":"Dominic Malcolm","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45896713175295,"sku":"9781472576576","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82c5499f-daf4-475b-bd98-fd366f714404.jpg?v=1721372132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/globalizing-cricket-dominic-malcolm-9781472576576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}