The British World and an Australian National Identity
Anglo-Australian Cricket, 1860–1901
Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania, British
| Author: | Jared van Duinen | ISBN: | 9781137527783 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | September 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jared van Duinen |
| ISBN: | 9781137527783 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | September 14, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Pivot |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
