Cricket in the 21st Century

This book explores how cricket has reflected and reproduced social and political tensions of the twenty-first century, highlighting the changing political economy, nation-specific manifestations, and introspection within the English game. It utilizes cricket as a conceptual tool to analyze interactions between races, sexes, classes, and polities, making it a valuable resource for students, scholars, and general readers.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 27 November 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Cricket, as a sport, has played a significant role in reflecting and reproducing the social and political tensions of the twenty-first century. The struggle for global recognition and the shifting concerns about cricket's perceived character have emerged as two of the most significant meta-narratives to shape the game's historical and future development. However, despite the apparent continuity these narratives suggest, cricket is currently undergoing a rapid and radical phase of change. This book aims to illustrate some of these dominant processes, which can be broadly categorized as the changing political economy of the game, the nation-specific manifestations of cricket's political-economic landscape, and the introspection within the English game.

Cricket's global spread reveals narratives of migration, national and international politics, astute governance, empowerment of people, and cultural practices of everyday life. The reworking of the objectives and methods of playing and watching cricket has brought forth new ethical, political, and identity-related concerns. The chapters in this volume employ cricket as a useful conceptual tool to analyze the dynamics underwriting interactions between races, sexes, classes, and polities.

This book will be a fascinating read for students, scholars, and general readers with an interest in the sociology and history of sport and global political economy. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of "Sport in Society."

Weight: 684g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032662107