Mike Huggins

Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914

A Social and Economic History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

2001 North American Society for Sports History Book of the YearThis volume studies the formative period of racing between 1790 and 1914. This was a time when, despite the opposition of a respectable minority, attendance at horse races, betting on horses, or reading about racing increasingly became central leisure activities of much of British society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 158mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 463g
• ISBN-13: 9780714680453
• ISBN-10: 0714680451
• Artikelnr.: 20994137

Autorenporträt

Mike Huggins

Inhaltsangabe

International Journal of the History of Sport
"a significant scholarly examination of a complex topic from which much can
be learned of the intricate overlapping of leisure culture and social class
in nineteenth-century Britain. To convey to the reader both sophisticated
analysis and a generalised "feel" for the subject matter is no mean
achievement"
Journal of Contemporary History
"a good, generally well-written and often cogently-argued text from the
empirical tradition which sets out to question some of the assumptions
about class-divided sports which have appeared in recent works"
Journal of Social History
"a very important and enjoyable book"
The Albion
"In this book (Huggins) demonstrates energy, enthusiasm and
historiographical skill in abundance...one of our most prolific sports
historians"
Review,University of East Anglia
"can be read with interest and profit not only by those interested in horse
racing and sports in general but also the broader social history of Britain