The Development of West Indies Cricket : The Age of Globalization Vol. 2
N.B. Trinidad & Tobago customers, please note that the price quoted is subject to VAT, this will be reflected when checking out.
In this two-volume work, Professor Hillary Beckles presents a lively,well-researched and thought-provoking anaylsis of the ebb and flow in the West Indies cricket fortunes. The two books are compulsory reading for any cricket lover.
The second volume of this landmark study, The Age of Globalization, covers the 'third rising' of West Indies cricket. Beckles examines the growing commercialization of the sport, he changing attitudes among Caribbean cricketers and the impact of the globalization of cricket on them. He also describes the emergence of what he argues is a " debilitating subnationalism" in the West Indies, and the effect this has had on the game and the prospects for integrating West Indian nationhood in the 21st Century.
| Weight | 1.000000 |
|---|---|
| By | Beckles, Hilary |
| Country of Publication | Jamaica |
| Dimensions | 240 x 159 mm |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN/EAN | 9789766400651 |
| Pagination | 210 pages |
| Publication Date | Jul 30, 1998 |
| Publisher | University of the West Indies Press |