Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / / Mike Huggins
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| Autore: |
Huggins Mike
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| Titolo: |
Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / / Mike Huggins
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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Manchester University Press, , 2003 |
| ©2003 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 798.4/00941 |
| 798.400941 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Horse racing - Great Britain - History |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain Social life and customs 20th century |
| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Horseracing and the British 1919-39 |
| ISBN: | 1-78170-166-0 |
| 1-280-73448-5 | |
| 9786610734481 | |
| 1-84779-079-8 | |
| 1-4237-0651-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910783230503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)