Cricket and contemporary society in Britain : crisis and continuity
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Bibliographic Information
Cricket and contemporary society in Britain : crisis and continuity
（Routledge research in sport, culture and society）
Routledge, 2022
- : hbk
Available at 2 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references p. [157]-163 and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Based on extensive empirical research
Investigates cricket's shifting popularity in contemporary British society
Considers the international context and offers comparisons with other cricketing nations
Table of Contents
1. Introduction and framework for discussion, 2. The depths of 1999 and the rehabilitation of cricket, 3. Impact of the 2005 Ashes victory, 4. Cricket and identity: some geographical reflections, 5. Cricket and the British Afro-Caribbean community: Losing the heritage, 6. Realizing the power of the South Asian community, 7. Twenty20: cricket's 21st-century revolution, 8. Comparing the British cricketing experience, 9. The advance of women's cricket, 10. Concluding remarks
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