Anyone but England: Cricket, Race and Class

by Mike Marqusee

Book Overview

With new introduction by Rahul Bhattacharya

Anyone But England is a detailed exploration into the origins of cricket; the romance, cultural identity, hypocrisy, flaws of governance and glory of the game. Mike Marqusee, an American who fell in love with cricket when he moved to the UK in the 1970s, looks at the history of elitism and empire, and how race and class have always been issues in the game. Scrutinising the long...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448216702
• ISBN13: 9781448216703
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"