The Politics of South African Cricket

by Jon Gemmell

Book Overview

The Politics of South African Cricket 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.
Sport 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.
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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0714682845
• ISBN13: 9780714682846
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"