Cricket, Kirikiti and Imperialism in Samoa, 1879–1939. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Benjamin Sacks.
• Authors: Sacks, Benjamin
• Contents: 1. Introduction: an English game, a Samoan contest 2. Transcultural adoption in Samoa (and in sport) 3. From cricket to kirikiti 4. Colonial officials: play halted 'in the interests of industry and progress' 5. Christian missionaries: 'much that was distinctly heathenish' 6. Colonists, 'afakasi and military men: sundries on 'the Beach' 7. Navigating colonialism in three contexts: 'cricket assumed a political importance' 8. Navigating New Zealand colonialism: 'more interested in cricket than in Samoan politics' 9. Conclusion: sporting contest at the edges of empire.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2019
• Copyright Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource (306 pages)
• Subjects: History; Imperialism; Social history; World politics; History -- Australia & New Zealand; History -- Social History; Political Science -- History & Theory; Sports & Recreation -- Sociology of Sports; Australasian & Pacific history; Social & cultural history; Political science & theory; Sociology: sport & leisure; History -- General; Colonialism & imperialism; Islands of the Pacific-History; Civilization-History; Sports-Sociological aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030272685
• Related ISBNs: 9783030272678
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.