Cricket, Migration and Diasporic Communities

Nonfiction, Sports
Cover of the book Cricket, Migration and Diasporic Communities by , Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: ISBN: 9781317401209
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781317401209
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Ever since different communities began processes of global migration, sport has been an integral feature in how we conceptualise and experience the notion of being part of a diaspora. Sport provides diasporic communities with a powerful means for creating transnational ties, but also shapes ideas of their ethnic and racial identities. In spite of this, theories of diaspora have been applied sparingly to sporting discourses. Despite W.G. Grace’s claim that cricket advances civilisation by promoting a common bond, binding together peoples of vastly different backgrounds, to this day cricket operates strict symbolic boundaries; defining those who do, and equally, do not belong. C.L.R. James’ now famous metaphor of looking ‘beyond the boundary’ captures the belief that, to fully understand the significance of cricket, and the sport’s roles in changing and shaping society, one must consider the wider social and political contexts within which the game is played. Contributions to this volume do just that. Cricket acts as their point of departure, but the way in which ideas of power, representation and inequality are ‘played out’ is unique in each.

This book was published as a special issue of Identities.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Ever since different communities began processes of global migration, sport has been an integral feature in how we conceptualise and experience the notion of being part of a diaspora. Sport provides diasporic communities with a powerful means for creating transnational ties, but also shapes ideas of their ethnic and racial identities. In spite of this, theories of diaspora have been applied sparingly to sporting discourses. Despite W.G. Grace’s claim that cricket advances civilisation by promoting a common bond, binding together peoples of vastly different backgrounds, to this day cricket operates strict symbolic boundaries; defining those who do, and equally, do not belong. C.L.R. James’ now famous metaphor of looking ‘beyond the boundary’ captures the belief that, to fully understand the significance of cricket, and the sport’s roles in changing and shaping society, one must consider the wider social and political contexts within which the game is played. Contributions to this volume do just that. Cricket acts as their point of departure, but the way in which ideas of power, representation and inequality are ‘played out’ is unique in each.

This book was published as a special issue of Identities.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Postmortems from Game Developer by
Cover of the book How to Live a Low-Carbon Life by
Cover of the book Red Russia by
Cover of the book Clark Kerr's University of California by
Cover of the book The Routledge History of Western Empires by
Cover of the book Exploring Religion and the Sacred in a Media Age by
Cover of the book Justice, Property and the Environment by
Cover of the book Histories of the Hidden God by
Cover of the book From the Shtetl to the Stage by
Cover of the book Developing Thinking by
Cover of the book Motherhood and Patriarchal Masculinities in Sixteenth-Century Italian Comedy by
Cover of the book Women and Personal Property in the Victorian Novel by
Cover of the book Semantic Polarities and Psychopathologies in the Family by
Cover of the book Why Are Our Pictures Puzzles? by
Cover of the book William Empson by
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy