[PDF.34et] The Great Tamasha: Cricket, Corruption, and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India

The Great Tamasha: Cricket, Corruption, and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India

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 | #1104234 in Books |  Bloomsbury USA |  2013-07-09 |  2013-07-09 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.48 x1.08 x6.51l,1.34 | File type: PDF | 304 pages

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Corruption is a big part of cricket|By Gerry John|Enjoyable only if you are a member of the commonwealth of cricketing nations. South Asian cricket lovers and their diaspora world over will find this entertaining.
Having spent my youth in India, I think this is as real life as one can get.
The history of Cricket in the subcontinent makes for fascinating reading.
From Booklist|“Cricket is an Indian game accidentally discovered by the British,” writes Astill, the Economist’s South Asian bureau chief since 2007, quoting Bengali sociologist Ashish Nandy, who

To understand modern India, one must look at the business of cricket within the country.

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