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The sport of kings : kinship, class, and thoroughbred breeding in Newmarket /
A 'behind the scenes' description of British flat racing based on the experiences of an academic living and working in Newmarket, regarded as the international headquarters of flat racing. Rebecca Cassidy offers explanations of the rituals involved in horseracing, and shows how racing, bet...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | A 'behind the scenes' description of British flat racing based on the experiences of an academic living and working in Newmarket, regarded as the international headquarters of flat racing. Rebecca Cassidy offers explanations of the rituals involved in horseracing, and shows how racing, betting and the bloodstock industry fit together. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) : map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-182). |
| ISBN: | 0511016417 9780511016417 0511177615 9780511177613 9780511613760 0511613768 9780511044748 0511044747 0511148011 9780511148019 1280436395 9781280436390 1107131731 9781107131736 9786610436392 6610436398 0511305109 9780511305108 |