- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The place of football in the colonial and post-colonial past is explored and both British and Portuguese influences on the development of the game are considered. Contemporary issues such as the impact of the professional league in India and the role of UK Asians in the organization of the Indian game are considered. Future scenarios are explored and models for progression and problems facing the sport in south Asia are outlined.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Photographs
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Series Editor's Foreword
- Introduction: Empire, Nation, Diaspora
- 1. Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889–2000
- 2. Soccer as Moral Training: Missionary Intentions and Imperial Legacies
- 3. Football and Politics in Bengal: Colonialism, Nationalism, Communalism
- 4. Football in Goa: Sport, Politics and the Portuguese in India
- 5. ‘Kicking the Buddha’s Head’: India, Tibet and Footballing Colonialism
- 6. The Corporates and the Game: Football in India and the Conflicts of the 1990s
- 7. ‘There are such talents in India’: Future Footballers of India – Problems and Possibilities
- 8. Talent Identification and Development in Indian Football
- Conclusion: Soccer in South Asia – Past, Present and Future
- Select Bibliography
- Index