HIS 147E

South Asian Cricket

5credits
About this course

Examines cricket's history as an imperial sport for princes and merchants of South Asia and its use to socialize with and eventually compete with British colonial officials. Also studies its emergence among middle and lower classes and how religion, ethnicity, and cultural identities played an important role in the composition of cricket teams, and how these identities contributed to and were shaped by political movements, including the partitioning of South Asia. Also studies how cricketers and administrators were embroiled in the underground economy of betting and match fixing.Examines cricket's history as an imperial sport for princes and merchants of South Asia and its use to socialize with and eventually compete with British colonial officials. Also studies its emergence among middle and lower classes and how religion, ethnicity, and cultural identities played an important role in the composition of cricket teams, and how these identities contributed to and were shaped by political movements, including the partitioning of South Asia. Also studies how cricketers and administrators were embroiled in the underground economy of betting and match fixing.

All available terms

1 term

Avg. GPA
3.27
Grades
61

Other grades

P3.3%
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University of California, Santa Cruz

HIS 147E at UCSC: average GPA 3.27 across 61 students. Grade distribution by term. Examines cricket's history as an imperial sport for princes and merchants of…

Average GPA: 3.27

Grade distribution records: 61 students across 1 terms.

Grade distribution

GradeStudentsPercent
A+711.5%
A1219.7%
A-1118.0%
B+1016.4%
B1016.4%
B-46.6%
C+11.6%
F46.6%
P23.3%

Based on 61 student grade records across 1 term and 1 professor.

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