The British World and an Australian National Identity

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The British World and an Australian National Identity is written by Jared van Duinen and published by Springer. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1137527781 (ISBN 10) and 9781137527783 (ISBN 13).

This book explores the dynamics of Anglo-Australian cricketing relations within the ‘British World’ in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It explores what these interactions can tell us about broader Anglo-Australian relations during this period and, in particular, the evolution of an Australian national identity. Sport was, and is, a key aspect of Australian culture. Jared van Duinen demonstrates how sport was used to rehearse an identity that would then emerge in broader cultural and political terms. Using cricket as a case study, this book contributes to the ongoing historiographical debate about the nature and evolution of an Australian national identity.