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Book SynopsisThis unique volume explores sports stories that contain elements of colonialism and show the rise of nationalism and the emergence of communalism; other examples show how the establishment of nationhood in a post-colonial world, the challenge of the regions to the political centre and the impacts of globalization and economic liberalization have all left their mark on the development of sport in South Asia. Quite simply, South Asian history and society have transformed sports in the region while at the same time such games and activities have often shaped the development of South Asia.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Contributors to this Volume; Introduction; 1. 'Kalarippayattu is Eighty Percent Mental and Only the Remainder is Physical': Power, Agency and Self in a South Asian Martial Art; 2. Empowering Yourself: Sport, Sexuality and Autoeroticism in North Indian Jori Swinging; 3. Indigenous Polo in Northern Pakistan: Game and Power on the Periphery; 4. 'The Moral that can be Safely Drawn from the Hindus' Magnificent Victory': Cricket, Caste and the Palwankar Brothers; 5. The Peasants are Revolting: Race, Culture and Ownership in Cricket; 6. The Social History of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, 1829-2003; 7. Warrior Goddess Versus Bipedal Cow: Sport, Space, Performance and Planning in an Indian City; 8. 'Nupilal': Women's War, Football and the History of Modern Manipur; 9. 'Playing for the Tibetan People': Football and History in the High Himalaysia; 10. Community, Identity and Sport: Anglo-Indians in Colonial and Postcolonial India; Notes; Bibliography
