LEADER 02737oam 22004454a 450 001 9910480333003321 005 20211004152539.0 010 $a1-5261-1452-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000007746053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5720105 035 $a(OCoLC)1088722981 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78400 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007746053 100 $a20190416d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aGoing to the dogs$eA history of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-2017 /$fKeith Laybourn 210 1$aManchester$cManchester University Press$d2019 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 224 pages) 311 $a1-5261-1453-4 311 $a1-5261-1451-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The rise of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-45: the politics of discrimination -- Discrimination and decline: greyhound racing in Britain, 1945 to the 1960s -- 'Animated roulette boards': financing, operating and managing the greyhound tracks for racing the dogs, c. 1926-61 -- Dog breeding, dog owning and dog training: dividing the classes -- An Ascot for the common man -- Policing the tracks, detecting malpractice and dealing with the racketeers and 'shady' individuals, 1926 to c. 1961 -- The decline of greyhound racing in Britain, 1961-2017 -- Conclusion. 330 3 $aGreyhound racing emerged rapidly in Britain in 1926 but in its early years was subject to rabid institutional middle-class opposition largely because of the legal gambling opportunities it offered to the working-class. Though condemned as a dissipate and impoverishing activity, it was, in fact, a significant leisure opportunity for the working-class, which cost little for the minority of bettors involved in what was clearly little more than a 'bit of the flutter'. This book is the first national study of greyhound racing in Britain from its beginnings, to its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, and up to its long slow decline in the late twentieth century. Much of the study will be defined by the dominating issue of working-class gambling and the bitter opposition to both it and greyhound racing, although the attractions of this 'American Night Out' will also be examined. 606 $aHunderennen$2gnd 607 $aGrossbritannien$2gnd 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aHunderennen 676 $a305.5620941 700 $aLaybourn$b Keith$f1946-$4aut$0876794 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910480333003321 996 $aGoing to the dogs$92225459 997 $aUNINA