The isle of man TT races : motorcycling, society and identity / / Simon Vaukins
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| Autore: |
Vaukins Simon
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| Titolo: |
The isle of man TT races : motorcycling, society and identity / / Simon Vaukins
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| Pubblicazione: | Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014 |
| ©2014 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 629.28775 |
| Soggetto topico: | Motorcycles - Maintenance and repair |
| Motorcycling - History | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; PART II; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; PART III; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Cats with no tails, the one thousand year old Tynwald assembly, offshore finance institutions, and motorcycle road racing are all ingredients that help to define a Manx national identity. Modern, high-powered motorcycles being pushed to their limits on a course that has remained largely unchanged since 1911 is perhaps the most literal demonstration of the new meeting the old, on an island where the traditional and the modern exist peacefully and do not clash. The Isle of Man TT Races provides... |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The isle of man TT races |
| ISBN: | 1-4438-6591-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821357403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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