Anyone but England
Cricket, Race and Class
by Mike Marqusee
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Pub Date 15 Dec 2016 | Archive Date 15 Dec 2016
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc (UK & ANZ) | Bloomsbury Caravel
Description
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 saga of South Africa’s exclusion from world cricket, Marqusee charts England’s collusion with apartheid, and also details an eye-opening account of Pakistan’s controversial ‘ball-tampering’ tour of England, which provoked intense debate amongst cricket fans about the role of both the media and racism in the modern game. Showing that supporting the game does not mean you need be blind to its flaws, Marqusee’s passion and enthusiasm for cricket is threaded through every element of Anyone But England.
Winner of the Aberdare Literary Prize, awarded by the British Society of Sports History, 1994
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, 1994
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 saga of South Africa’s exclusion from world cricket, Marqusee charts England’s collusion with apartheid, and also details an eye-opening account of Pakistan’s controversial ‘ball-tampering’ tour of England, which provoked intense debate amongst cricket fans about the role of both the media and racism in the modern game. Showing that supporting the game does not mean you need be blind to its flaws, Marqusee’s passion and enthusiasm for cricket is threaded through every element of Anyone But England.
Winner of the Aberdare Literary Prize, awarded by the British Society of Sports History, 1994
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award, 1994
Advance Praise
'A very intelligent book, very cleverly written, with a lot that provokes thought. But I am uneasy about the way that he has a go at just about everything cricketers hold sacred' - Test Match Special
'An American socialist cricket-lover strips back the game’s history to reveal venality and racism. The strengths of the book lie in its passion and in the meticulous retelling of cricket’s development ... Only an outsider who has come to the game late in life could articulate its peculiarities so well. Cricket is refreshed through his eyes' - Sunday Times
'A fine representative of the vibrant but little known tradition linking cricket and the British left ... His perspective is unusual, and he can write' - Guardian
'An American socialist cricket-lover strips back the game’s history to reveal venality and racism. The strengths of the book lie in its passion and in the meticulous retelling of cricket’s development ... Only an outsider who has come to the game late in life could articulate its peculiarities so well. Cricket is refreshed through his eyes' - Sunday Times
'A fine representative of the vibrant but little known tradition linking cricket and the British left ... His perspective is unusual, and he can write' - Guardian
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781448216697 |
| PRICE | £6.99 (GBP) |
