LEADER 03716nam 2200709 450 001 9910814869503321 005 20230607193715.0 010 $a9781526114525 (eBook) 035 $a(CKB)4100000007746053 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5720105 035 $a(OCoLC)1088722981 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_78400 035 $a(UkMaJRU)992979783926001631 035 $a(DE-B1597)658808 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781526114525 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007746053 100 $a20191204h20192019 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||#---||||| 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$aManchester, UK :$cManchester University Press,$d2019. 210 4$dİ2019 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 224 pages) $cdigital file(s) 311 0 $a9781526114518 (Hardback) 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 209-214) 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. 517 3 $aHistory of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-2017 606 $aGreyhound racing$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aWorking class$zGreat Britain$xSocial life and customs$y20th century 606 $aSocial classes$zGreat Britain$y20th century 606 $aPolitics$2mup 606 $aSociology$2bicssc 606 $aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics$2bisach 606 $aSociology: sport & leisure$2thema 607 $aGrossbritannien$2gnd 610 $aBusiness. 610 $aCriminality. 610 $aGambling. 610 $aGreyhound scandal. 610 $aGreyhound. 610 $aPolicing. 610 $aRacing. 610 $aSport. 610 $aTracks. 615 0$aGreyhound racing$xHistory. 615 0$aWorking class$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aSocial classes 615 7$aPolitics 615 7$aSociology 615 7$aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics 615 7$aSociology: sport & leisure 676 $a796.850941 700 $aLaybourn$b Keith$0876794 801 2$bUkMaJRU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814869503321 996 $aGoing to the dogs$93980718 997 $aUNINA