Historical Analysis of Sports and Cultural Imperialism from the 19th Century

From the 19th century to the present day, this dataset charts the cultural diffusion of British and American sports globally. It traces how key sports like cricket and soccer have affected cultural development in different countries, such as India and Africa. The data was authored by Allen Guttmann and sourced from paperswithcode.

Use Cases

• Modeling cultural diffusion patterns based on the historical spread of sports.
• Analyzing the relationship between imperialism and cultural development based on the introduction of specific sports.
• Studying the global adoption trajectories of cricket and soccer based on the described historical scope.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific historical process from the 19th century onward.
• Examines concrete examples like the introduction of cricket to India and soccer to Africa.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Allen Guttmann

Collection Method

Likely compiled from historical records and analysis.

Time Range

19th century to present day

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Global, with specific mentions of India and Africa