{"product_id":"full-circle-by-peter-oborne-9781783968459","title":"Full Circle","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOborne and Heller trace the origins of cricket as a commercial entertainment through its evolution to a form of moral improvement and tool of empire, and argue that cricket today – dominated by the Indian Premier League’s wealth and scale – has come \u003cem\u003efull circle\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Australia to the Caribbean to Afghanistan, they explore the way cricket developed across the globe, examining its role in colonialism, education and politics; where it flourished and where it failed to take root.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn its earliest forms in the 18th century, cricket was a commercial entertainment, a vehicle for gambling alongside cock-fighting or wrestling. In the Victorian era, the sport was rejuvenated as a means of keeping order in England’s public schools and increasingly became linked with ideas of virtue and manliness. Exported by empire loyalists abroad, cricket took root across the globe – wildly successfully in some countries, indelibly linked with racism and violence in others, and failing to thrive in certain regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt all times, the authors argue, cricket either evolves or dies. Today, the monetisation of cricket suggests it has returned to its original purpose – less a sport or self-mythologising value system than a commercial enterprise to be ruthlessly exploited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48126660804844,"sku":"9781783968459","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783968459-full-circle.jpg?v=1785975991","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/full-circle-by-peter-oborne-9781783968459","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}