Nation at play : a history of sport in India / Ronojoy Sen.
Nation at play : a history of sport in India / Ronojoy Sen.
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New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
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G 2016/1893
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English
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xi, 382 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- Down the ages: sport in ancient and medieval India -- Empire of sport: the early British impact on recreation -- White man's burden: teachers, missionaries, and administrators -- Players and patrons: Indian princes and sports -- The empire strikes back: the 1911 IFA Shield and footba...
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Publisher
New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2015]
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"Ronojoy Sen pairs a novel history of India's engagement with sport and a probing analysis of its cultural and political development. Sen follows the transformation of sport from an elite, kingly pastime to a national obsession. He pays special attention to the dominance of cricket in the Indian consciousness and the chronic failure in internationa...
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Nation at play : a history of sport in India / Ronojoy Sen.
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Contemporary Asia in the world
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/1893
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74VKVPavObdg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVPavObdg
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ISBN
0231164904
9780231164900
DDC
796.0954
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991023993318002626
