The sport of cricket has particular political connotations as it embraces an ethos that is symbolic of a wider-held belief system. Sport is subject to influences far beyond the playing field. Politics is also subject to the same social and economic influences. The popular and widespread view that sport and politics do not mix emanates from conservative ideology. Focusing on the sports boycott as a political strategy, Jon Gemmell analyses the relationship between sport and politics through an historical analysis of South African cricket. He argues convincingly that cricket assisted the reform…mehr
The sport of cricket has particular political connotations as it embraces an ethos that is symbolic of a wider-held belief system. Sport is subject to influences far beyond the playing field. Politics is also subject to the same social and economic influences. The popular and widespread view that sport and politics do not mix emanates from conservative ideology. Focusing on the sports boycott as a political strategy, Jon Gemmell analyses the relationship between sport and politics through an historical analysis of South African cricket. He argues convincingly that cricket assisted the reform process by undermining the legitimacy of the apartheid regime. This volume was previously published as a specialk issue of the journal Sport in the Global Society
Jon Gemmell received his BA in Social and Economic History and his PhD in Politics from Leicester University and currently teaches sociology and history at Kennet School, Thatcham, UK.
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Introduction, 1 The Problems of Defining 'Political Science' 2 The Ties that bind: The Relationship between Sport and Politics 3 On a Sticky Wicket: The Ethos of Cricket 4 Programme and Practice: Apartheid and Sport 5 Banishing Tradition, or Prejudice? Politics and the Winding Road to Multiracial Cricket 6 'No Normal Sport in an Abnormal Society' 7 Isolating the Disease: International Politics and the Arguments for Sanctions against South Africa 8 Isolation (of Sorts): South Africa's Withdrawal from the Commonwealth 9 A Defining Moment: The Basil D'Oliveira Affair 10 Cricket and the Actual Institution of Politics: The 1970 South African Tour to England 11 Treachery and Despair: The Rebel Tours 12 Conclusion: The Role of Sport in Influencing Change in South Africa
Introduction, 1 The Problems of Defining 'Political Science' 2 The Ties that bind: The Relationship between Sport and Politics 3 On a Sticky Wicket: The Ethos of Cricket 4 Programme and Practice: Apartheid and Sport 5 Banishing Tradition, or Prejudice? Politics and the Winding Road to Multiracial Cricket 6 'No Normal Sport in an Abnormal Society' 7 Isolating the Disease: International Politics and the Arguments for Sanctions against South Africa 8 Isolation (of Sorts): South Africa's Withdrawal from the Commonwealth 9 A Defining Moment: The Basil D'Oliveira Affair 10 Cricket and the Actual Institution of Politics: The 1970 South African Tour to England 11 Treachery and Despair: The Rebel Tours 12 Conclusion: The Role of Sport in Influencing Change in South Africa
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