The British World and an Australian National Identity Anglo-Australian Cricket, 1860-1901 /

This book explores the dynamics of Anglo-Australian cricketing relations within the 'British World' in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores what these interactions can tell us about broader Anglo-Australian relations during this period and, in particular, the evol...

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Main Author: van Duinen, Jared (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics,
Subjects:
Civilization-History.
Islands of the Pacific-History.
Imperialism.
Great Britain-History.
Social history.
ISBN:9781137527783
ISSN:2365-998X
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Metropole-to-Colony Cultural Traffic and the Development of Australian Cricket, 1860-1877
  • 3. Bi-directional Cultural Traffic and the Evolution of an Australian Cricketing Identity
  • 4. Interlude: the British World Personified: Fred 'the Demon' Spofforth and Billy Midwinter
  • 5. Lord Sheffield's 1891-92 Tour and the Revitalisation of Australian Cricket
  • 6. Conclusions
  • 7. Bibliography
  • 8. Index.

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