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Cricket and Empire (RLE Sports Studies) : The 1932-33 Bodyline Tour of Australia
by Ric Sissons and Brian Stoddart
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Overview
A great depression, worsening Anglo-Australian relations, the declining British Empire and the challenge from an Australia striving to find a national identity are the context which explain bodyline and its repercussions. Bodyline was a watershed in the history of cricket. This book offers a radical reappraisal of bodyline which challenges the official interpretations of the events, and places them in a unique social and political context.
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- ISBN-13: 9781138776388
- ISBN-10: 1138776386
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: April 2014
- Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.14 pounds
- Page Count: 162
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