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Reverse Sweep : A Story of Post-Apartheid South African Cricket by Ashwin Desai (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherJacana Media

ISBN-101928232264

ISBN-139781928232261

eBay Product ID (ePID)239849331

Product Key Features

Number of Pages272 Pages

Publication NameReverse Sweep : a Story of Post-Apartheid South African Cricket

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

SubjectCricket, General, Sociology of Sports

TypeTextbook

AuthorAshwin Desai

Subject AreaSports & Recreation

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight15.1 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

SynopsisIn this searing and revealing account of cricket in post-apartheid South Africa, Ashwin Desai deftly tells a story of promise and despair, the story of a new pitch; a quick start full of hope, followed by a steady erosion of the commitments needed to fulfil the promise of a level-playing field. Economic and political compromises contributed to holding back the pulling aside of the covers of race and class privilege. Alongside this, the hurried hollowing out of the 'politics of cricket', aided by black administrators assuming the accoutrements of office, saw very little internal challenge to the lack of transformation. In a book where the love of cricket shines through, Ashwin Desai makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the farce that was post-apartheid cricket administration and the characters that played such a role in the charade.