{"product_id":"the-politics-of-south-african-jon-gemmell-9780714653464","title":"The Politics of South African Cricket","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Politics of South African Cricket\u003c\/em\u003e analyses the relationship between politics and sport, in particular cricket, in South Africa. South African Cricket embraces an ethos that is symbolic of a wider held belief system and as such has distinctive political connotations in the region.\u003cbr\u003eSport in South Africa is certainly influenced by forces beyond the playing field, but politics too can be influenced by the social and economic force of sport.\u003cbr\u003eFocusing on the sports boycott as a political strategy, Jon Gemmell analyses the relationship between sport and politics through a historical analysis of South African cricket. He employs case studies to explore the relationship between politics and South African cricket and argues convincingly that cricket assisted the reform process by undermining the legitimacy of the apartheid regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jon Gemmell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0714653462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780714653464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.38w x 1.05d","brand":"Jon Gemmell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807039443199,"sku":"9780714653464","price":58.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_225211ed-a792-473f-9652-23a2ffa7d80d.jpg?v=1745378383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-politics-of-south-african-jon-gemmell-9780714653464","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}