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Politics and Sport in South Asia

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Edited by James Mills

Publisher:: Anthem Press
Online publication date:: March 2012
Print publication year:: 2005
Online ISBN:: 9781843317609
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.7135/UPO9781843317609

Subjects:: Area Studies, South Asian History, Asian Studies, History

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A unique volume about the relationship between politics and sport in South Asia.

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Introduction
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- By James H. Mills, University of Strathclyde
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Select 1 - ‘<span class='italic'>Kalarippayattu</span> is Eighty Percent Mental and Only the Remainder is Physical’: Power, Agency and Self in a South Asian Martial Art

1 - ‘Kalarippayattu is Eighty Percent Mental and Only the Remainder is Physical’: Power, Agency and Self in a South Asian Martial Art
pp 19-46
- By Philip Zarrilli, Exeter University
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Select 2 - Empowering Yourself: Sport, Sexuality and Autoeroticism in North Indian <span class='italic'>Jori</span> Swinging

2 - Empowering Yourself: Sport, Sexuality and Autoeroticism in North Indian Jori Swinging
pp 47-60
- By Joseph S. Alter, University of Pittsburgh
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Select 3 - Indigenous Polo in Northern Pakistan: Game and Power on the Periphery

3 - Indigenous Polo in Northern Pakistan: Game and Power on the Periphery
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- By Peter Parkes, University of Kent
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Select 4 - ‘The Moral that can be Safely Drawn from the Hindus' Magnificent Victory’: Cricket, Caste and the Palwankar Brothers

4 - ‘The Moral that can be Safely Drawn from the Hindus' Magnificent Victory’: Cricket, Caste and the Palwankar Brothers
pp 83-106
- By Ramachandra Guha, University of Chicago Press
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Select 5 - The Peasants are Revolting: Race, Culture and Ownership in Cricket

5 - The Peasants are Revolting: Race, Culture and Ownership in Cricket
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- By Satadru Sen, University in St. Louis
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Select 6 - The Social History of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, 1829–2003

6 - The Social History of the Royal Calcutta Golf Club, 1829–2003
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- By Paul Dimeo, University of Stirling
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Select 7 - Warrior Goddess Versus Bipedal Cow: Sport, Space, Performance and Planning in an Indian City

7 - Warrior Goddess Versus Bipedal Cow: Sport, Space, Performance and Planning in an Indian City
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- By James Heitzman, University of California, Smriti Srinivas, University of California
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Select 8 - ‘Nupilal’: Women's War, Football and the History of Modern Manipur

8 - ‘Nupilal’: Women's War, Football and the History of Modern Manipur
pp 173-190
- By James H. Mills, University of Strathclyde
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Select 9 - ‘Playing for the Tibetan People’: Football and History in the High Himalayas

9 - ‘Playing for the Tibetan People’: Football and History in the High Himalayas
pp 191-204
- By Alex McKay, University College London
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Select 10 - Community, Identity and Sport: Anglo-Indians in Colonial and Postcolonial India

10 - Community, Identity and Sport: Anglo-Indians in Colonial and Postcolonial India
pp 205-216
- By Megan S. Mills, York University
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