Overview
- Examines Anglo-Australian cricketing relations in the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century 'British World'
- Contributes to existing historiographical debates surrounding Australian national identity
- Assesses the development of bi-directional cultural traffic in Anglo-Australian cricke and the tensions this created
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics (PASSP)
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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About this book
This book explores the dynamics of Anglo-Australian cricketing relations within the ‘British World’ 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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Jared van Duinen is Lecturer in History at Charles Sturt University, Australia. He has previously published in the field of early modern British and transatlantic history with a focus on religious politics. In recent years, van Duinen has published a number of articles on the social and political significance of sport in the British Empire.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The British World and an Australian National Identity
Book Subtitle: Anglo-Australian Cricket, 1860–1901
Authors: Jared van Duinen
Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Sport and Politics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52778-3
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot London
eBook Packages: History, History (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-52777-6Published: 02 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-52778-3Published: 14 September 2017
Series ISSN: 2365-998X
Series E-ISSN: 2365-9998
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 85
Topics: Cultural History, Australasian History, Imperialism and Colonialism, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History