War Minus the Shooting: Journey Through South Asia During Cricket's World Cup

by Mike Marqusee

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Combining personal reflection and social observation, this book 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 history of the game.

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Michael John Marqusee was born in New York on January 27, 1953. In 1973, he moved to the United Kingdom. He read English literature at Sussex University before moving to north London, where he lived for the rest of his life. He was a writer and political activist. He wrote several books about or featuring the game of cricket including Slow Turn, show more Anyone but England, and War Minus the Shooting. His other books include Redemption Song, Wicked Messenger, If I Am Not for Myself, and The Price of Experience. He also chronicled Labour's rightwing drift in a book co-authored with Richard Heffernan entitled Defeat from the Jaws of Victory. He died of cancer on January 13, 2015 at the age of 61. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Sports and Leisure, Nonfiction, Travel
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796.358Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsSportsBall sportsBall and stick sportsCricket
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GV923Geography, Anthropology and RecreationRecreation. LeisureRecreation. LeisureSportsBall games: Baseball, football, golf, etc.
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