Keith Laybourn

Going to the dogs

A history of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-2017

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the rapid rise and slow decline of greyhound racing in Britain, focusing on the 1920s to the 1960s. It examines the way in which the middle classes sought to ban or control a sport and gambling opportunity which became a niche part of British working-class culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 242
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 533g
• ISBN-13: 9781526114518
• ISBN-10: 1526114518
• Artikelnr.: 53709272

Autorenporträt

Keith Laybourn BSc MA PhD FRHistS FHA is editor and Diamond Jubilee Professor Emeritus at the University of Huddersfield.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface List of abbreviations Introduction 1. The rise of greyhound racing in Britain 1926-45: the politics of discrimination 2. Discrimination and decline: greyhound racing in Britain
1945 to the 1960s 3. 'Animated roulette boards...': financing
operating and managing the greyhound tracks for racing the dogs
c. 1926-61 4. Dog breeding
dog owning and dog training: dividing the classes 5. An Ascot for the common man 6. Policing the tracks
detecting malpractice
and dealing with the racketeers and 'shady' individuals
1926-c. 1961 7. The decline of greyhound racing in Britain
1961-2017 Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Index