Advanced Search Request a Book

ORDERS

Readings Orders 0

DEMANDS

Readings Demands 0

Cricket In Pakistan: Nation, Identity, and Politics
[Paperback - 2022]
ali khan
In Stock
List Price: Rs.1070
Our Price: Rs.1070 Rs.963
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.107
Category: Sports
Sub-category: Cricket
Additional Category: Pakistan Studies
Publisher: Oxford Pakistan | ISBN: 9780190708849 | Pages: 306
Shipping Weight: 0 | Dimensions: null

Description

This book seeks to provide unique insights into the social, cultural, and political changes that Pakistan has experienced since its birth in 1947. These changes are examined through an analysis of Pakistan cricket and its changing contours with the premise that Pakistan cricket (including the cricketers, administrators, fans, and the nature of Pakistan cricket) is a reflection of society itself and that issues such as match-fixing, religiosity, and cricketing innovation are indicative of wider societal trends in politics, religion, and corruption. Simultaneously, cricket has also affected politics, economics, and society in Pakistan. The book examines how profoundly cricket in Pakistan influences culture, politics, and society and how it is in turn influenced by the wider social and political context within which it is embedded. An analysis of cricket, therefore, allows a unique insight into wider societal trends in politics and international relations, race, religion, corruption, cultural change, and globalization.

About the Author

Ali Khan is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Dean of the Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani School of Humanities and Social Sciences at LUMS. Ali Khan has an MPhil and a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Cambridge in England. Prior to joining LUMS, Ali Khan spent over ten years working for the World Bank and the International Labour Organization.

Bestsellers in Sports

View All
What A Shot: Your Snaps Of The Lost World Of Football
[Hardback - 2013]
gary silke
In Stock
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.250 Rs.225
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.25
How To Play Chess
[Hardback - 2016]
claire summerscale
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £9.99
Our Price: Rs.2545 Rs.2290
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.255
Bobby Fischer Teaches Chess
[1982]
bobby fischer
On Demand
Availability in 4-6 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: $9.99
Our Price: Rs.2145 Rs.1823
Standard Discount: 15%
You Save: Rs.322
How To Watch Football: 52 Rules For Understanding The Beautiful Game, On And Off The Pitch
[Hardback - 2022]
tifo - the athletic
Out of Stock
Availability in 2-4 weeks on receipt of order
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.3045 Rs.2740
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.305
Lara: The England Chronicles
[Hardback - 2024]
brian lara
In Stock
List Price: £25
Our Price: Rs.6995 Rs.6295
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.700