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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783230503321

Autore

Huggins Mike

Titolo

Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / / Mike Huggins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-78170-166-0

1-280-73448-5

9786610734481

1-84779-079-8

1-4237-0651-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Collana

Studies in Popular Culture

Disciplina

798.4/00941

798.400941

Soggetti

Horse racing - Great Britain - History

Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Tables; General editor's foreword; Preface; Price conversion index; Introduction; 1 The racing business between the wars; 2 Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39; 3 Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British; 4 Declining opposition to betting on racing; 5 Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life; 6 Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable; 7 Breeders and owners; Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

From the prize-winning author of Flat Racing and British Society 1780-1914, this is the first book to provide a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and to explore the cultural world of racing during the inter-war