The British World and an Australian National Identity: Anglo-Australian Cricket, 1860û1901 (Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics)

This book explores the dynamics of Anglo-Australian cricketing relations within the æBritish WorldÆ in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores what these interactions can tell us about broader Anglo-Australian relations during this period and, in particular, the evolution of an Australian national identity. Sport was, and is, a key aspect of Australian culture. Jared van Duinen demonstrates how sport was used to rehearse an identity that would then emerge in broader cultural and political terms. Using cricket as a case study, this book contributes to the ongoing historiographical debate about the nature and evolution of an Australian national identity.

• | Author: Jared van Duinen
• | Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• | Publication Date: Oct 10, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 92 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/History
• | ISBN-10: 1137527773
• | ISBN-13: 9781137527776