0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Cricket

Buy Now

It’s Not Banter, It’s Racism - What Cricket’s Dirty Secret Reveals About Our Society (Hardcover) Loot Price: R558
Discovery Miles 5 580
You Save: R127 (19%)
It’s Not Banter, It’s Racism - What Cricket’s Dirty Secret Reveals About Our Society (Hardcover): Azeem Rafiq

It’s Not Banter, It’s Racism - What Cricket’s Dirty Secret Reveals About Our Society (Hardcover)

Azeem Rafiq

 (sign in to rate)
List price R685 Loot Price R558 Discovery Miles 5 580 You Save R127 (19%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days

Donate to Gift Of The Givers

This is the story of how one cricketer in Yorkshire started a nationwide conversation, putting a spotlight on a society riddled with bias. Green grass, blue skies, white flannels and the gentle thwack of leather on willow: the quintessential image of Englishness that heralds the start of the cricket season. A so-called gentleman's game developed with the principle of fair play at its heart. All well and true - unless you're a person of colour living in Britain today. Azeem Rafiq, the former Yorkshire cricketer and England youth captain, learnt this the hard way. When, on 16 November 2021, Azeem stood up and courageously spoke out about his experiences of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club he was coolly dismissed, told that it was "friendly banter" and that he was a troublemaker. The case blew up, and millions of people voiced their support for Azeem. It's Not Banter, It's Racism will provide a bracing look at the moments that led up to and defined the watershed meeting where Azeem shared his truth. As well as interviewing key figures involved in the case, Azeem, with The Cricketer's George Dobell, will illustrate how the continual denial of racism is sending us backwards as a society, and how pervasive polarisation has become. It is with great sensitivity and determination that Azeem will also unpack his own biases, while also building forgiveness and understanding with the communities he has impacted. Giving voice to the voiceless, Azeem's book stands for accountability and honesty in a world that would prefer to cancel and silence.

General

Imprint: Trapeze
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: 15 July 2024
Authors: Azeem Rafiq
Dimensions: 240 x 156mm (L x W)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 304
ISBN-13: 978-1-398-71240-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Sports & outdoor recreation > Ball games > Cricket
LSN: 1-398-71240-X
Barcode: 9781398712409

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Too Black To Wear Whites
Jonty Winch, Richard Parry Paperback R290 R227 Discovery Miles 2 270
No Spin - My Autobiography
Shane Warne Paperback  (2)
R408 R333 Discovery Miles 3 330
Innovation - Shaping South Africa…
Gordon Institute of Business Science, Sarah Wild Paperback R280 R219 Discovery Miles 2 190
The Cricket Field - Or, the History and…
James Pycroft Paperback R489 Discovery Miles 4 890
Unveiling Jazbaa - A History of Pakistan…
Aayush Puthran Hardcover R570 R519 Discovery Miles 5 190
Beyond the Boundaries - Travels on…
Scyld Berry Hardcover R693 R630 Discovery Miles 6 300
For Kent and Country - A Testimony to…
Paul Lewis Hardcover R713 Discovery Miles 7 130
For Kent and Country - A Testimony to…
Paul Lewis Paperback R533 Discovery Miles 5 330
The History of Grimsby & Cleethorpes…
John Kemmery Paperback R414 Discovery Miles 4 140
The Commonwealth of Cricket - A Lifelong…
Ramachandra Guha Paperback R233 Discovery Miles 2 330
Wicket Keeping - A Comprehensive Modern…
James Knott, Andy O'connor Paperback R317 R289 Discovery Miles 2 890
Lifting the Covers
Luke Alfred Book R295 R254 Discovery Miles 2 540

See more

Partners