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Author Huggins, Mike

Title Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / Mike Huggins
Published Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (230 pages)
Series Studies in popular culture
Studies in popular culture (Manchester, England)
Contents The racing business between the wars -- Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39 -- Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British -- Declining opposition to betting on racing -- Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life -- Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable -- Breeders and owners -- Conclusion
Summary Mike Huggins here provides a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and an exploration of the cultural world of racing during the inter-war years. He shows how racing's pleasures were enjoyed even by the supposedly respectable middle classes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index
Notes English
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Subject Horse racing -- Great Britain -- History
Lifestyle, sport and leisure.
Sports and outdoor recreation.
Equestrian and animal sports.
Horse racing.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Equestrian.
SPORTS & RECREATION -- Horse Racing.
Horse racing
Manners and customs
SUBJECT Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056953
Subject Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
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