LEADER 02140nam 2200433 450 001 9910794113403321 005 20230126221610.0 010 $a1-55164-718-4 035 $a(CKB)4100000011309145 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6520003 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6520003 035 $a(OCoLC)1243534498 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011309145 100 $a20220530d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aClose of play $epresident, prince, and cricket /$fWilliam Walcott 210 1$aMontreal :$cBlack Rose Books,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource (353 pages) 311 $a1-55164-714-1 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $a"This book is a fascinating journey into the world of global sociopolitical life and the curiosities of language embedded in cricket and political play, both of which constitute enormous sectors within a multibillion dollar "sticky wicket" of transnational capitalism"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aCricket$xSocial aspects 606 $aWorld politics$xHistory 615 0$aCricket$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aWorld politics$xHistory. 676 $a796.358 700 $aWalcott$b William$01490954 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910794113403321 996 $aClose of play$93712457 997 $aUNINA