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Close of play : president, prince, and cricket / William Walcott.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walcott, William, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cricket--Social aspects.
- Cricket.
- World politics--History.
- World politics.
- Obama, Barack--Language.
- Obama, Barack.
- Lara, Brian, 1969---Language.
- Lara, Brian.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (353 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : Black Rose Books, [2020]
- Summary:
- "This book is a fascinating journey into the world of global sociopolitical life and the curiosities of language embedded in cricket and political play, both of which constitute enormous sectors within a multibillion dollar "sticky wicket" of transnational capitalism"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Table of Contents
- Foreword-Dr. Perry Mars
- Introduction: Beyond the Mesopotamian Mirage
- Exploratory Sociological Foundation
- Bowling Beyond the Mesopotamian Mirage
- Brian Lara and the Periphery of Politics
- Strengthening the Lara-Obama Similarities
- Simply Cricket, Lovely Cricket, for Lords, Knights, Ladies, Gentlemen, and More
- Cricket, Courts, and Climate Change
- Brian Lara on the Boundary of Respectability
- Brian Lara on a Sticky Wicket
- Caribbean Cricketing Links
- Brian Lara Batting on the Road To Captaincy
- The Core of Brian Lara's Captaincy
- Still on a Sticky Wicket
- Well Outside the Line
- Bibliography
- Glossary.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781551647180
- 1551647184
- OCLC:
- 1243534498
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