The isle of man TT races : motorcycling, society and identity / Simon Vaukins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaukins, Simon, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motorcycles--Maintenance and repair.

Motorcycles.

Motorcycling--History.

Motorcycling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (235 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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...

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 27, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6591-5

OCLC:

887508288