Soccer in South Asia : empire, nation, diaspora / editors, Paul Dimeo and James Mills.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dimeo, Paul, 1971-

Mills, James, 1971-

Series:

Sport in the global society

Sport in the global society, 1368-9789

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Soccer--South Asia--History.

Soccer.

History.

South Asia.

Physical Description:

xiv, 185 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : F. Cass, 2001.

Contents:

1. Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889-2000 / Novy Kapadia 17

2. Soccer as Moral Training: Missionary Intentions and Imperial Legacies / J.A. Mangan 41

3. Football and Politics in Bengal: Colonialism, Nationalism, Communalism / Paul Dimeo 57

4. Football in Goa: Sport, Politics and the Portuguese in India / James Mills 75

5. 'Kicking the Buddha's Head': India, Tibet and Footballing Colonialism / Alex McKay 89

6. The Corporates and the Game: Football in India and the Conflicts of the 1990s / Mario Rodrigues 105

7. 'There Are Such Talents in India': Future Footballers of India

Problems and Possibilities / Bill Adams 128

8. Talent Identification and Development in Indian Football / John Hammond 146

Conclusion: Soccer in South Asia

Past, Present and Future / Paul Dimeo, James Mills 162.

Notes:

"This group of studies first appeared as a special issue of Soccer and society (ISSN 1466-0970), Vol. 2, No. 2, Summer 2001, published by Frank Cass"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-173) and index.

ISBN:

071465146X

0714681709

OCLC:

46695112