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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Huggins, Mike.

Series:

Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)

Studies in popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horse racing--Great Britain--History.

Horse racing.

Great Britain--Social life and customs--20th century.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 9, 2016).

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-78170-166-0

1-280-73448-5

9786610734481

1-84779-079-8

1-4237-0651-X

OCLC:

228114298

Access Restriction:

Open access Unrestricted online access