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The Tyranny of Writing

Author : Constanze Weth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474292453
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book The Tyranny of Writing written by Constanze Weth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-25 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the powerful role of writing in society. The invention of writing, independently at various places and times in history, always stood at the cradle of powerful civilizations. It is impossible to imagine modern life without writing. As individuals and social groups we hold high expectations of its potential for societal and personal development. Globally, huge resources have been and are being invested in promoting literacy worldwide. So what could possibly be tyrannical about writing? The title is inspired by Ferdinand de Saussure's argument against writing as an object of linguistic research and what he called la tyrannie de la lettre. His critique denounced writing as an imperfect, distorted image of speech that obscures our view of language and its structure. The chapters of the book, written by experts in language and literacy studies, go beyond this and explore tyrannical aspects of writing in society through history and around the world: from Medieval Novgorod, the European Renaissance and 19th-century France and Germany over colonial Sudan to postcolonial Sri Lanka and Senegal and present-day Hong Kong and Central China to the Netherlands and Spain. The metaphor of 'tyranny of writing' serves as a heuristic for exploring ideologies of language and literacy in culture and society and tensions and contradictions between the written and the spoken word.

Sanath Jayasuriya

Author : Chandresh Narayanan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789353333584
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (335 download)

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Download or read book Sanath Jayasuriya written by Chandresh Narayanan and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

An Island's Eleven

Author : Nicholas Brookes
Publisher : Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9354928269
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (549 download)

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Download or read book An Island's Eleven written by Nicholas Brookes and published by Penguin Random House India Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-12-12 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Sathasivam to Sangakkara, Murali to Malinga, Sri Lanka can lay claim to some of the world's most remarkable cricketers - larger-than-life characters who thumbed convention and played the game their own way. More so than anywhere else in the world, Sri Lankan cricket has an identity. This is the land of pint-sized swashbuckling batsman, on-the-fly innovators and contorted, cryptic spinners. On the field of play, Victorian ideals of the past collide with madcap tropical hedonism to create something dizzying. Cricket is Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka is cricket. We all know the story of the '96 World Cup: how a team of unfancied amateurs rose from obscurity to the top the world, doing so with such swagger that they changed the way the game was played. Yet the lore of Sri Lankan cricket stretches back much further. In the early days, matches between colonists and locals imbued cricket with a nationalistic drive. Ashes-bound ships stopping over in Colombo brought the world's biggest stars, from Bligh and Bradman to Grace and Grimmet. More recently, Sri Lanka has had to face the triumphs and tragedies that come when cash flows freely into the gentleman's game. An Island's Eleven tells this story for the first time, focusing on the characters and moments that have shaped the game forever.

Slow Death

Author : Rudi Koertzen
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1770222413
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (72 download)

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Download or read book Slow Death written by Rudi Koertzen and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2011-03-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 30 years, batsmen around the world have feared the slow and deliberate way Rudi Koertzen raises his left arm to give them out - so much so that it has given rise to his nickname, Slow Death. Despite the sinister sobriquet, Rudi Koertzen remains one of the most loved and respected umpires in world cricket, and certainly one of the most experienced: to date, he is the only umpire to have stood in 200 One Day Internationals, and he has 100 Test matches under his belt. Now Rudi takes the reader back to some of the highlights of his career in Test, ODI and T20 matches, including several World Cups and Ashes series. From his unique perspective, he rates the cricketers he has umpired over the years - the best batsmen, bowlers and fielders - and gives reasons why they stand out from other players. He shares players’ hilarious on-field antics and, on occasion, histrionics. And he doesn’t shy away from discussing the controversial side of international cricket, from match fixing to terrorist attacks, while giving his frank and possibly controversial views on the use of technology in the game. Humorous, informative and nostalgic, this is the book every cricket fan will want to own.

Ruling the World

Author : Jonathan Northall
Publisher : eBook Partnership
ISBN 13 : 1785315137
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Ruling the World written by Jonathan Northall and published by eBook Partnership. This book was released on 2019-02-22 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The enthralling story of the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Interviews with star players such as Derek Pringle, Phillip DeFreitas, Gladstone Small, Brian McMillan and Gavin Larsen help bring to life the greatest ever Cricket World Cup. Ruling the World brings all the drama and excitement of 1992 to contemporary onlookers and to a new generation of fans.

Cricket 2.0

Author : Tim Wigmore
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1788851889
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (888 download)

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Download or read book Cricket 2.0 written by Tim Wigmore and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-10 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020 Winner of The Telegraph Sports Book Awards 2020 Heartaches Cricket Book of the Year 'Fascinating . . . essential reading' – Scyld Berry 'A fascinating book, essential for anyone who wishes to understand cricket's new age' – Alex Massie, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 'An invaluable guide' – Mike Atherton, The Times 'excellent . . . both breezily engaging, and full of the format's latest, best and nerdiest thinking' – Gideon Haigh, The Australian 'The century's most original cricket book . . . An absorbing ride . . . some of their revelations come with the startling force of unexpected thunder on a still night' – Suresh Menon, editor Wisden India Almanack Cricket 2.0 is the multi award-winning story of how an old, traditional game was revolutionised by a new format: Twenty20 cricket. The winner of the Wisden Almanack Book of the Year award, the Telegraph Sports Book Awards' Cricket Book of the Year and selected as one of The Cricketer's greatest cricket books of all time, Cricket 2.0 is an essential read both for Test and T20 cricket lovers alike, and all those interested in modern sport. Using exclusive interviews with over 80 leading players and coaches – including Jos Buttler, Ricky Ponting, Kieron Pollard, Eoin Morgan, Brendon McCullum and Rashid Khan – Tim Wigmore and Freddie Wilde chronicle this revolution with insight, forensic analysis and story-telling verve. In the process, they reveal how cricket has been transformed, both on and off the field. Told with vivid clarity and insight, this is the extraordinary and previously misunderstood story of Twenty20, how it is reshaping the sport – and what the future of cricket will look like. Readers will never watch a T20 game in quite the same way again. "For people that love cricket it's really important to read it," said Miles Jupp. "I found it extraordinary."

Cricket, Race and the 2007 World Cup

Author : Boria Majumdar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317998421
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Cricket, Race and the 2007 World Cup written by Boria Majumdar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cricket has been subject to a number of changes over the last twenty years. We can no longer talk of a sport particular to an out-dated English way of life. Cricket has become global and has to exist within the global environment. Primarily the world game has become commercialised. This collection of essays assesses the developments within major playing nations between the World Cups. Do we now live in a world where commercialism is the primary factor in determining sports, or are wider historical prejudices still evident? Seeking to answer these questions, Cricket, Race & the 2007 World Cup focuses on racial and ethnic tensions and their place in the new globalized, cricketing environment. This book was previously published as a special issue of Sport in Society.

Wisden Anthology 1978-2006

Author : Stephen Moss
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408197855
Total Pages : 1490 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Wisden Anthology 1978-2006 written by Stephen Moss and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 1490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive tome, essential to all cricket book collectors and Wisden readers. In the early 1980s Wisden published four anthologies that celebrated the best of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack stretching back to its first edition in 1864. Edited by the respected jazz musician, raconteur and cricket-lover, Benny Green, these volumes proved very popular. Wisden readers have long awaited a fifth, updated volume to cover the intervening period, marked by all-time greats like Viv Richards, Ian Botham, Richard Hadlee, Imran Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Steve Waugh, Brian Lara and Shane Warne. The Wisden Anthology 1978-2006 meets this demand, though it does not follow the style of the Benny Green volumes. Rather than selecting random highlights, Stephen Moss has edited this anthology with the aim of painting a coherent picture of cricket's evolution over the past 30 years. Quite simply it is a story of revolution, beginning in Test cricket's centenary year when England regained the Ashes, Geoffrey Boycott scored his hundredth hundred, Ian Botham took five for 74 on debut, and Kerry Packer's millions ensured the era of deferential players earning a pittance was over for good. Thirty years on, for better or worse, cricket has changed radically. The top players form a highly paid elite who rarely venture beyond the international arena; television calls the tune; the political balance of power has shifted towards Asia; one-day cricket in coloured clothing is ubiquitous; and run-rates rise inexorably while batsmen tear bowlers to pieces as never before.To the gnarled old pros of the 1950s the game must be unrecognisable. A genuine revolution, charted in 40,000 Wisden pages over the past 30 years, is now distilled into a 1,280-page anthology that selects the matches, players, events and controversies which ushered the game into a brave new century.

The Shorter Wisden 2018

Author : Lawrence Booth
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472953584
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book The Shorter Wisden 2018 written by Lawrence Booth and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In essence, The Shorter Wisden is a glass of the finest champagne rather than the whole bottle. The contents remain authoritative, restorative, provocative – addictive, even – and wide-ranging. So readers can skip from the history of the hat-trick to an arresting account of cricketing mannerisms. Or, more soberly, move from the pros and cons of the new T20 league to the ugly thread of sexism running through the game. Add a startlingly original examination of the career of Jimmy Anderson and the influential Notes by the Editor, and there is vintage fare for all. A sparkling line-up includes Gideon Haigh, Tanya Aldred, Mike Selvey, Matthew Engel and Zafar Ansari. Every front-of-book article is here, fizzing with life and vim. You'll come back for more. "There can't really be any doubt about the cricket book of the year, any year: it's obviously Wisden" Andrew Baker in the Daily Telegraph @WisdenAlmanack

Sri Lanka's Secrets

Author : Trevor Grant
Publisher : Monash University Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1922235539
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Sri Lanka's Secrets written by Trevor Grant and published by Monash University Publishing. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the civil war in Sri Lanka drew to its bloody end in 2009 the government of this island nation removed its protection from UN officials and employees, who, along with other international observers, were forced to leave the conflict zone. President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his inner circle wanted, it seemed, a war without witness. The end result was the deliberate slaughter of an estimated 70,000 innocent civilians. However, many survivors, and some who died, were able to capture on camera the horrifying conclusion to the war and the cruel deprivations of the internment camps that followed. Today, through their images and testimony, Rajapaksa stands accused of war crimes. In Sri Lanka’s Secrets experienced journalist Trevor Grant presents the shocking story of the final days of this war, alongside the photographs and eye-witness accounts of many Tamils, including Maravan, a social worker who fled to Australia by boat after being tortured by soldiers seeking his folio of photographs. Grant also details the continuing torture and abuse of Tamils in Sri Lanka, and some national governments’ ongoing support for a regime that has abandoned any pretense of democracy. Foremost among these enthusiastic supporters has been the Government of Australia, cynically preoccupied with ‘stopping the boats’ fleeing Sri Lankan state terror. At any cost.

Going Places

Author : K. R. Guruprasad
Publisher : Penguin Books India
ISBN 13 : 0143414615
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Going Places written by K. R. Guruprasad and published by Penguin Books India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Essential Wisden

Author : John Stern
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408178966
Total Pages : 1097 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Wisden written by John Stern and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 1097 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All the highlights of 150 editions of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Cricketing Cultures in Conflict

Author : Boria Majumdar
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135770654
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Cricketing Cultures in Conflict written by Boria Majumdar and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-05-20 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing themes of racial/political unification, commercialization, the media and globalization, this book explores the role of cricket and sport in each of the competing nations, with particular reference to the Cricket World Cup.

Mahi: The Story of India's Most Successful Captain

Author : Shantanu Guha Ray
Publisher : Roli Books Private Limited
ISBN 13 : 9351940128
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Download or read book Mahi: The Story of India's Most Successful Captain written by Shantanu Guha Ray and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mahi: The Story of India's Most Successful Captain charts the dynamic rise of one of India's most talented and charismatic cricketers and captains. From playing tennis-ball cricket in Ranchi and Kharagpur to his patented helicopter shot, Dhoni has come a long way with his grit and determination. With best ODI and Test records among all Indian captains to date, it is his simple and down-to-earth attitude that works wonders for the captain as well as the team.

Cricket World Cup

Author : Ashis Ray
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9389000467
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Cricket World Cup written by Ashis Ray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a riveting read for a cricket lover, especially an India fan. A remarkable, eye-witness history of the Cricket World Cup from an Indian perspective the book details the little-known story of India's turning point in one-day cricket in Guyana, when Kapil Dev's team in March 1983 beat the previously unassailable West Indies in their backyard. It also reminds readers of the tremor that was felt in the cricketing world when India repeated the success at Manchester in the World Cup 10 weeks later, before defeating the same side in the final two weeks later. It relives India's forgotten triumph in the 1985 World Championship and the rekindling of hope when Sourav Ganguly's team finished as runners-up in the 2003 World Cup. The book further depicts how MS Dhoni planned victory, together with Sachin Tendulkar inspiring Yuvraj Singh to perform at his best, in the 2011 tournament. The book is embellished by illuminating reports and scores on each India match and every semi-final and final in the World Cup since its inception. Finally, it discusses India's prospects in the 2019 World Cup.

Cricket! All You Wanted to Know about the World Cup

Author : Diptakirti Chaudhuri
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 8184755015
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (847 download)

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Download or read book Cricket! All You Wanted to Know about the World Cup written by Diptakirti Chaudhuri and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2011-01-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crazy about cricket? Mad about Mahi? Waiting with fingers crossed for the World Cup? Here’s a book that will help you navigate your way through the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup. Filled with fun facts; quick and quirky history; tell-your-friends-about-it trivia; games; cartoons and information about key players; teams and even stadia; this is the ideal companion to enjoy the World Cup with! So if you want to know: Who was the person who witnessed two ten-wicket hauls forty-three years apart How cricket got its name (Wooden planks; wicket gates and some Dutch is involved.) What were the highlights at each World Cup since 1979 Which 9 ODI records Sachin might break (Let’s hope it is not the one for most runs on a losing side!) Cricket! is the book you must have!

Tendulkar in Wisden

Author : Anjali Doshi
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472927362
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (729 download)

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Download or read book Tendulkar in Wisden written by Anjali Doshi and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-02-11 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sachin Tendulkar, who retired from playing in 2014, is universally acknowledged as one of the greatest cricketers of all time – and arguably the greatest batsman ever. From the time Tendulkar made an appearance as a schoolboy cricketer in the 1989 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack to his retirement in 2014, Wisden on Tendulkar records the highlights of an exceptional career – handpicked from all Wisden publications over a quarter of a century and curated for a global audience, with special appeal to an Indian readership. Wisden on Tendulkar includes reports from his first Test in Pakistan as a 16-year-old – where a Waqar Younis bouncer had him bleeding – to his final Test at home, when a country wept as it said goodbye to its most celebrated sporting icon. The most prolific run-getter of all time, the most diverse Test and one-day batsman, the world's most eminent cricketing hero, Tendulkar has many records to his name. His place in cricketing history is especially significant – not just for all the records he broke or comparisons with Don Bradman, but for what Tendulkar meant to a young nation finding its voice in a globalised world. Wisden on Tendulkar includes: - Cricketer of the Year feature (1997) - Batting for a Billion article (2003) - The Long Farewell piece (2014) - The ebbs and flows of Tendulkar's 24-year-long career - Scorecards of his most significant Test and ODI matches - Colour plate section - Detailed list of records