| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 494 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 2 |
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Routledge research in sport, culture and society ; 2.
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| Contents |
Games of self-respect : a colony at the Olympics -- 'Everyone wants a bite of the cherry' : the struggle for control of Olympic sports in India -- The golden years : 'we climb the victory stand' -- Hitler's games : Captain Dhyan Chand and Indian nationalism in the Third Reich -- The 'national' game : hockey in the life of independent India -- 'The fall of Rome' : the fall and decline of Indian hockey -- 'The big brother of Asia' : Nehruvian India, sport diplomacy and a new order -- Appu on television : the 1982 Asiad and the creation of a new Indian public -- When Olympic sports lost out : cricket, television and globalization in India -- The army, Indian-ness and sport : the nation in the Olympic ideal -- Torchbearers of a billion : India at the games |
| Summary |
The Olympic movement, including the relevant records and statistics, provides a unique prism to understand the complex evolution of modern Indian society. Drawing on hitherto unused archival sources, this book examines the relations between India's place in the Olympic movement and the country's quest for a national and international identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-365) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Olympics -- Participation, Indian -- History -- 20th century
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Sports and state -- India
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Nationalism -- India.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Olympics.
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Nationalism
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Sports and state
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| SUBJECT |
India -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064926
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| Subject |
India
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mehta, Nalin, 1968-
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| ISBN |
9780203872789 |
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0203872789 |
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9780415804974 |
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0415804973 |
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9786612595264 |
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6612595264 |
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