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OBORNE, PETER: : WOUNDED TIGER - The History of Cricket in Pakistan

LONDON.SIMON & SCHUSTER UK LTD.,2014.

ISBN 9780857200747.

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2.] NMINT/NMINT.Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase,so no owner inscrptn and no price removal from dw/dj.Bright,crisp, clean,matt,wrap-around colour photographic dw/dj with embossed gilt lettered title and other black ink printed letters to front panel,b/w and repeated embossed gilt title to spine/backstrip,rear panel with black+brown lettered critics' reviews; with negligible shelf-wear to edge and corners - head of spine/backstrip with miniscule bumping and reciprocal creasing - but no nicks,tears or splits present.Top +fore-edges bright and clean - one tiny blemish to fore-edges; contents bright, tight,clean,solid and sound - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - unread,apart from my own collation. Publisher's bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate b/w regional maps (India at Partition and Pakistan Fisrt Class Cricket centres since 1947 (with 2 map inserts) - front+rear respectively).UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,x-xxvipp+4-592pp [paginated] includes acknowledgements,author's note,a preface, 2pp preamble The Greatest Game,Pts ONE to FOUR comprising 12,6,6 and 3 chapters respectively. White on Green,16pp contemporary and biographical b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 8pp apiece, between pp166/7 and pp406/7 respectively,an appendix,notes,a bibliography, picture credits and an index.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication, contents list/table,epigrams (2) page, individual Pts separator pages and 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. An insightful and explosive look at the controversial history of cricket in Pakistan. The nation of Pakistan was born out of the trauma of Partition from India in 1947.Its cricket team evolved in the aftermath,in chaotic and desperate circumstances.Initially dispersed, unrecognized,underfunded and weak, Pakistan's team grew to become a major force in world cricket.Since the early days of the Raj,cricket has been entwined with bational identity and Pakistan's successes helped to establish its status in the world.Defiant in defence, irresistable in attack,players such as A.H. Kardar, Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Mohammad, Majid Khan, Javed Miandad, Abdul Qadir,WasimAkran, and Imran Khan awed their contemporaries and inspired their successors. The story of Pakistan cricket is filled with both triumph and tragedy.In recent years its cricketers have been prey to problems that have threatened Pakistan's very existence: fallout from the 'war on terror',sectarian violence,gangsterism and corruption,deep-seated crises in education,health and the environment,and a shortage of effective leader.For twenty yeaars.Pakistan cricket has been stained by the candalous behaviour of the players involved im match-fixing.Since 2009,the fear of violence has driven Pakistan's international cricket into exile.No one knows when it will return home. But Peter Oborne's narrative is also full of hope.He shows how cricket,once largely confined to the great cities of Karachi and Lahore, has won players and followers from all over the country.He tells the dramatic and heartwarming story of women's cricket in Pakistan,once in the shadows, now a force in the world.For all its troubles,cricket gives all Pakistanis a chance to excel and express themselves,a sense of identity and a cause for pride in their country. Packed with memories from former players and top administraors,and digging deep into political,social and cultural history,'Wounded Tiger' is a major study of sport and nationhood. Please contact seller,because of the heavier weight - nearly 1Kg unpackaged - for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included or postage FREE. That offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** N.B. US/CANADA customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,thick 8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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