Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xx, 300 pages)
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illustrations
Ausgabe:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Ausgabe:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755619290
Inhalt:
1. Cricket's role in the birth of Pakistan -- 2. The call -- 3. India's path-breaking tour of Pakistan - March-April 2004 -- 4. Woolmer enters the fray -- 5. Urgent issues facing the Pakistan Cricket Board -- 6. Climbing up the international ladder under Woolmer -- 7. International and bilateral cricket diplomacy -- 8. The controversial face of Pakistan cricket -- 9. The reasons for Pakistan's controversial image -- 10. 2006 -- The fateful year -- 11. The Oval Test and its aftermath.
Inhalt:
"This is an essential and riveting work for all cricket enthusiasts but with a vital additional dimension of social history and international relations; Shaharyar Khan shows how the former gentlemanly pastime of cricket has grown to be a global Leviathan fed by media frenzy and international money."--Bloomsbury Publishing
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288) and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Barrierefreier Inhalt: Compliant with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. Content is displayed as HTML full text which can easily be resized or read with assistive technology, with mark-up that allows screen readers and keyboard-only users to navigate easily
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780857733177
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781780760834
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.5040/9780755619290
