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This book examines historically how cricket was codified out of its variant folk-forms and then marketed with certain lessons sought to reinforce the values of a declining landed interest. It goes on to show how such values were then adapted as part of the imperial experiment... Read Full Overview

1. Introduction.
2. The Noble Sport: The Role of the Aristocracy in the Early History of Cricket.
3. The Construction of Ethos: The Spirit of Cricket.
4. The Spread of Ethos: Cricket and Empire.
5. The Reality of Ethos: Segregation.
6. Challenging Ethos: Nationalism... Read Full Overview