War minus the shooting : a journey through south Asia during cricket's World Cup

Combining personal reflection and social observation, this work paints a complex portrait of a sub-continent in ferment, set against the backdrop of the 1996 cricket World Cup, the most extravagant and controversial event in the long history of the game. "Combining personal reflection and social observation, War Minus the Shooting paints a complex portrait of a sub-continent in ferment, set against the backdrop of the 1996 cricket World Cup, the most extravagant and controversial event in the long history of the game." "Chronicling the sometimes farcical, sometimes tragic ups and downs of the cup, Mike Marqusee delves into the dilemmas that dog modern cricket - ball-tampering, biased umpires, media moguls and sponsors, race and national identity, gambling syndicates, and much more." "Though cricket provides the thread, the tapestry Marqusee weaves depicts the whole of modern India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka as their peoples grapple with the hopes and fears - reflected in the now truly global game of cricket - unleashed by a globalised economy."--BOOK JACKET