The imperial game
Subtitle: cricket, culture, and society
By: edited by Brian Stoddart and Keith A.P. Sandiford.
Contributors: Stoddart, Brian.; Sandiford, Keith A. P., 1936-
Series: Studies in imperialism; Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Cricket -- Great Britain.; Cricket -- Great Britain -- Colonies.; Culture diffusion -- Great Britain.; Culture diffusion -- Great Britain -- Colonies.
Other titles: Cricket, culture, and society
Description: An exploration of the history of cricket in the British Empire, this text attempts to explain why the sport was so successful, even in countries such as India, Pakistan and the West Indies, where the Anglo-Saxon element remained in a small minority.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.