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Nation at play : a history of sport in India /
Reaching as far back as ancient times, Ronojoy Sen pairs a novel history of India's engagement with sport and a probing analysis of its cultural and political development under monarchy and colonialism, and as an independent nation. Some sports that originated in India have fallen out of favor,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
2015.
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| Colección: | Contemporary Asia in the world.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Table of Contents ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Down the Ages: Sport in Ancient and Medieval India; 2. Empire of Sport: The Early British Impact on Recreation; 3. White Man's Burden: Teachers, Missionaries, and Administrators ; 4. Players and Patrons: Indian Princes and Sports; 5. The Empire Strikes Back: The 1911 IFA Shield and Football in Calcutta; 6. Politics on the Maidan: Sport, Communalism, and Nationalism; 7. The Early Olympics: India's Hockey Triumphs; 8. Lords of the Ring: Tales of Wrestlers and Boxers; 9. Freedom Games: The First Two Decades of Independence.
- 10. Domestic Sports: State, Club, Office, and Regiment (1947-1970)11. 1971 and After: The Religion Called Cricket; 12. Life Beyond Cricket; Notes; Index.