The British World and an Australian National Identity

Download or read book The British World and an Australian National Identity written by Jared van Duinen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-09-14 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.