000 00478nam a2200133Ia 4500
999 _c200557
_d200557
020 _a9789351503613
040 _cDepartment of Social Science
100 _aBandyopadhyay, Kausik
245 0 _aSport, Culture and Nation : Perspectives from Indian Football and South Asian Cricket
_cKausik Bandyopadhyay
260 _bSAGE,
_c2015.
505 _antro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- For Our Readers -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 -- 'The Nation and its Fragments': Football and Community in India -- 2 -- Uncovering the Sleeping Giant Syndrome: India in Olympic Football -- 3 -- Towards a Professional Identity: Soccer as a Career Option in Contemporary Manipur -- 4 -- Cricket, Politics and Diplomacy: A Study of India's Friendship Tour of Pakistan, 2004 -- 5 -- Cricketing Politics or Political Cricket: Politics, Power and Cricket Board Elections in India, 2004-2006 -- 6 -- Asserting National Identity: The Decolonization of Bangladeshi Cricket -- 7 -- Cricket under Siege: Terrorism, Security and the Future of Cricket in Pakistan -- 8 -- Sport, Culture and Nation: Field Notes from Colombo and Kabul -- Epilogue -- Index -- About the Author.
650 _aSocial Science
856 _uhttps://evidya.sagepub.in/library/sport,-culture-and-nation?bookId=4055&siteName=evidya
942 _cEBK