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

• Autore: Huggins Mike
• 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
• Serie: Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)