| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 438 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Series |
Routledge studies in law, society, and popular culture
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Routledge studies in law, society, and popular culture.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 365-424) and index. |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Series editor's preface; Preface; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. The legal theory of cricket; 3. Lord Denning, cricket, law and the meaning of life; 4. Dante, cricket, law and the meaning of life; 5. Laws, not rules or cricket as adjudication; 6. Law, codes and the spirit of the game; 7. More law and the spirit of the game; 8. The man in white is always right: umpires, judges and the rule of law; 9. Umpires, decisions and the rule of law; 10. The man in white is always right (but he is not always neutral); 11. Technology, adjudication and law. |
| Summary |
Cricket and the Law: The Man in White Is Always Right explores the neglected areas of intersection of cricket and the law. A lot has happened in the world of cricket since the first edition of this book was published in 1993, and this new, updated version examines these new issues, such as the relationship between cricket and national politics and the increased interest in theoretical problems of interpretation in jurisprudence. From restrictive trade practices to manslaughter, from underarm bowling to sledging, the connections between law and cricket are many and complex. This updated book e. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cricket -- Social aspects.
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Cricket -- Social aspects. |
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Cricket. |
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Cricket -- Rules.
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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Sociological jurisprudence. |
| Genre/Form |
Rules.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fraser, David, 1953- Cricket and the law. London ; New York : Routledge, 2005 0714653470 0714682853 (OCoLC)56648850 |
| ISBN |
0203485947 (electronic book) |
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9780203485941 (electronic book) |
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0203590473 (Adobe e-Reader Format) |
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0714653470 (hardback) |
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0714682853 (paperback) |
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