Through examining the life, times and opinions of this Trinidadian cricketer-turned-politician, Learie Constantine and Race Relations in Britain and the Empire explores the centrality of race in British politics and society.
But the team's star and professional Jim Blanckenberg, a South African who had played thirteen times for his country, had announced his intention to leave for a more lucrative contract ... In fact, they were in deep financial trouble.
Originally published in England in 1963 and in the United States twenty years later (Pantheon, 1983), this second American edition brings back into print this prophetic statement on race and sport in society.
A Look at Learie Constantine
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Shortlisted for the Cricket Writers Club 'Book of the Year' 2022 and the Sunday Times Sports Book Awards 'Cricket Book of the Year' 2023 In telling the story of cricket from the bottom up, Different Class demonstrates how the ...
... Learie Constantine shared many of James's pre - Marxist views , he generally refrained from commenting on political matters in public . The scion of a local family which had a long history of accomplishments on and off the cricket pitch ...
... Learie Constantine, cricketer and politician, was born in 1901 in Petit Valley, Diego Martin, Trinidad. 21 Learie Constantine interviewed by the South African writer Lewis Nkosi in the BBC television documentary Calypso for Constantine ...
In Under Fire, Stephen Bourne draws on first-hand testimonies to tell the whole story of Britain’s black community during the Second World War, shedding light on a wealth of experiences from evacuees to entertainers, government officials, ...
Using a wide range of personal and public records – from diary writing and club minute books to government archives – this book breaks new ground in both the history of the British home front and the history of sport.