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A Social History of Indian Football

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Covering the period 1850-2004, this book considers soccer as a derivative sport, imaginatively adapted to suit modern Indian socio-cultural needs and designed to fulfil political imperatives and satisfy economic aspirations. It also deals with the appropriation, assimilation and subversion of sporting ideals in colonial and post-colonial India.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415348355
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 210
  • Udgivet:
  • 19. april 2006
  • Størrelse:
  • 253x181x21 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 540 g.
Leveringstid: 2-4 uger
Forventet levering: 4. december 2024

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Covering the period 1850-2004, this book considers soccer as a derivative sport, imaginatively adapted to suit modern Indian socio-cultural needs and designed to fulfil political imperatives and satisfy economic aspirations. It also deals with the appropriation, assimilation and subversion of sporting ideals in colonial and post-colonial India.

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