A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport is a 2002 book by Indian historian Ramachandra Guha that offers a historical account of cricket in the Indian subcontinent.[1][2] Some critics have called it one of the finest books on cricket.[3][4]
Background
The book was initially conceived as a biography of left-arm spinner Palwankar Baloo. Baloo was a Dalit, a community that has historically been subjected to untouchability under the Indian caste system. His cricketing feats, however, enabled him to overcome contemporary Indian social barriers associated with being a Dalit.[5] As Guha explored Baloo's story further, the book expanded to become a social history of cricket in India.[6] On the subject of the book, Guha has written, "The making of modern India is its theme, with cricket serving merely as a vehicle, as my chief source of illustrative example."[5]
Editions
An early edition cover featured a picture of author R.K. Narayan playing cricket with his nephews and niece.[7][8]
References
- ↑ Rewriting cricket's history. The Hindu(22 September 2002). Retrieved 17 July 2018.Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- ↑ Review: A Corner of a Foreign Field by Ramachandra Guha(3 May 2003). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ Top 10 books about cricket(23 May 2018). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ Which are the finest cricket books?. Cricinfo(5 November 2012). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 A cricket history of India, Haigh, Gideon. Cricinfo(17 May 2008). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ One writer, many hats, Menon, Suresh. Cricinfo(22 February 2009). Retrieved 18 July 2018.
- ↑ Malgudi's Sachin is 75. Times of India. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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