An anthology of Mike Marqusee's selected articles discussing Bob Dylan, the game of cricket, American Civil rights, Jewish identity, William Blake’s art, nationalism, Big Pharma, Labour Party politics, the films of John Ford, Flamenco music, the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, the BDS campaign, Muhammad Ali and Italian Renaissance painting amongst many other topics explored with Marqusee's acute, erude and kaleidoscopic writings.
Feb 2, 2000
Aaj Kay Naam, February 2000 On a rural road in southern Punjab I saw an official government sign sporting a curious message. “My Dear Countrymen, Army will never disappoint you like the past.” It was signed: Pervez Musharraf. Musharraf is the military dictator of Pakistan who, in Blairite-style, has rebranded himself as the country’s “Chief… Read more
Aug 25, 1999
Review of Redemption Song by Nirmal Shekar, Frontline, August 1999 AS we approach the end of an eventful century – one that has, in many ways, transformed our basic presumptions about life and living – in every sphere of human activity there is bound to be a critical review of the last 100 years and… Read more
Jul 4, 1999
By Playthell Benjamin, The Black World Today, 1999 It was hard to imagine that I could learn anything new about Muhammad Ali. After all, we are the same age and I have been an avid fan since he burst upon the sports scene like a breath of fresh air in the early sixties. In fact,… Read more
Jun 3, 1999
Daily Telegraph, 3 June 1999 In south Asia, the significance of the departure of the host country from the World Cup is that it clears the way for a renewal of the India-Pakistan rivalry at Old Trafford on June 8. The cricket contest between the subcontinental neighbours must be the fiercest derby in world sport…. Read more
May 27, 1999
Daily Telegraph, 27 May 1999 Pakistan may have come to the boil at just the right time. After a poor run in 1998, they have looked invincible since Wasim Akram was reinstated as captain in January. Anyone who has watched their three wins in the World Cup must have been impressed by their depth of… Read more
Jul 2, 1998
The Henderson affair and the British media Extracted from Anyone but England: Cricket, Race and Class, 1998. The Saturday of the Lord’s Test against West Indies, 1995. I was sitting high up in the Mound Stand with my friend, Suresh Grover, perusing the July issue of Wisden Cricket Monthly, which had just hit the news-stands…. Read more
Sep 6, 1997
Frontline, 6 September 1997 POLITICIANS and family members were quick to put the blame for Princess Diana’s death on the overzealous attentions of the tabloid press, in particular the ‘paparazzi’, the roving squad of photographers who will, notoriously, go to any lengths in their pursuit of celebrity snaps. Viscount Althorp, Diana’s brother, bitterly declared that… Read more
