{"product_id":"sport-in-south-asian-society-past-and-present-paperback","title":"Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBoria Majumdar\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJ. A. Mangan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA detailed study of sports' arrival, spread and advance in colonial and post-colonial South Asia. A selection of articles addresses critical issues of nationalism, communalism, commercialism and gender through the lens of sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book makes the point that the social histories of South Asian sport cannot be understood by simply looking at the history of the game in one province or region. Furthermore, it demonstrates that it would be wrong to understand sport in terms of the exigencies of the colonial state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing inspiration from C.L.R. James' well-known epigram, 'What do they know of cricket who only cricket know?' the findings suggest that South Asian sport makes sense only when it is placed within the broader colonial and post-colonial context. The book demonstrates that sport not only influences politics and vice versa, but that the two are inseparable. Sport is not only political, it is politics, intrigue, culture and art. To deny this is to denigrate the position of sport in modern South Asian society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume was previously published as a special issue of \u003cem\u003eThe International Journal of the History of Sport.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoria Majumdar\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Distinguished Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study at La Trobe University, Australia. He is also Deputy Executive Academic Editor of \u003cem\u003eThe International Journal of the History of Sport\u003c\/em\u003e, Executive Academic Editor of \u003cem\u003eSport in Society\u003c\/em\u003e and Co-Editor of the \u003cem\u003eSport in the Global Society\u003c\/em\u003e series. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor J.A. Mangan\u003c\/strong\u003e is former Director of the International Research Centre for Sport, Socialisation and Society at the University of Strathclyde, UK. He was founding Chairman of the British Society of Sports History and founding editor of \u003cem\u003eThe International Journal of the History of Sport\u003c\/em\u003e. He is author of the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eAthleticism and the Victorian and Edwardian Public School\u003c\/em\u003e and has written and lectured extensively on sport, culture and society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 346\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378755649714,"sku":"9780415568272","price":126.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/9473a2cd363931dbb725362946a3fbef.webp?v=1777746721","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/sport-in-south-asian-society-past-and-present-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}