00938nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043605.0 LRC 13.08.01 A678 Beckles, Hilary Mc D. Area of conquest : popular democracy and West Indies cricket supremacy Ian Randle Pub. KingstonJM 1994 xviii, 154 p. Presents the text of the UWI-hosted lecture series that celebrated the 40th anniversary of Garfield Sobers' 1954 test debut. Traces the historical evolution of West Indies cricket and the development of its uniquely West Indian character. Recognizes its unifying role among Caribbean people, and explores topics including: colonial education and the origins of West Indian cricket; the Worrell-Sobers revolution; West Indies cricket values reflected in the music and literature of the region; and, cricket and the West Indian society.\n 6/17/05 TESSAH M A678 LRC 50379 50379