Empire, War, Tennis and Me
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Empire, War, Tennis and Me

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Empire, War, Tennis and Me

About this book

For those who look, and think deeply, new connections emerge. Peter Doherty, one of the world's foremost authorities on immunology, recipient of the Nobel Prize for medicine, and an active and respected commentator on public health, reflects in this book on empire, war and tennis.Doherty identifies the origins of modern tennis within its imperial context, relating seemingly unlikely connections between the sport, its players and national militaries. He traces the fate of tennis-and its players-as a nascent force for internationalism and cultural tolerance within the context of World War II. And he personalises this account through an unsentimental but revealing depiction of his tennis-loving Queenslander uncles, at war and in captivity in the Pacific.As Doherty shows, tennis and war have threaded their way through the lives of many people since the nineteenth century, in a way intriguingly unique to this sport.This is part of Peter's story. And, as we come to realise, it is also part of the story of our world.

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Information

Publisher
Melbourne University Press Digital
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9780522878561
eBook ISBN
9780522878578
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Abbreviations
  6. 1 Introduction: War, Tennis, Family and Empire
  7. 2 The Real Game
  8. 3 Cricket, Lawn Tennis and the Galloping Majors
  9. 4 Peaceful Conflict
  10. 5 Terrain and Surfaces
  11. 6 Advantage Termites
  12. 7 A Normal Family
  13. 8 Splendid Little Wars
  14. 9 Imperial Japan and the American Tension
  15. 10 Players in 1914–18 and Beyond
  16. 11 Tennis and War in the Peaceful Pacific
  17. 12 The Byford Court and Their World
  18. 13 June 1939 to December 1940
  19. 14 Poles, Prose and Poetry
  20. 15 Malaya: Sydney to Seremban
  21. 16 To the Snows of Tripoli
  22. 17 Malaya: Down South to Disaster
  23. 18 Home Again
  24. 19 The Road to Mandalay
  25. 20 Prelude to Kokoda
  26. 21 Kokoda to Buna–Gona and Ravenshoe
  27. 22 The Office on the Railroad
  28. 23 Clearing Eastern PNG
  29. 24 The Home Front
  30. 25 The Battle of the Tennis Court
  31. 26 Lost at Sea
  32. 27 The Bomb from the Squash Court
  33. 28 Winning World War II: The Final Battle
  34. 29 Players in War: 1939–45
  35. 30 The World War II Tennis/Warrior Presidents
  36. 31 Into the Drink at Caloundra
  37. 32 The Gentle Art of Ant-bed Tennis Court Maintenance
  38. 33 Past to Present
  39. Appendices
  40. Acknowledgements
  41. Key References and Further Reading