BRITISH RAILWAY ENTHUSIASM.
Now available in paperback, this is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the post-war train spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways, and for many, ignited a lifetime's interest. British railway enthusiasm tr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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MANCHESTER :
MANCHESTER UNIV Press,
2017.
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Colección: | Studies in popular culture
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- BRITISH RAILWAY ENTHUSIASM; Half Title Page; Series Pages; Title Page; Copyright; Epigraph; Dedication; Contents; List of table, maps and figures; General editorâ#x80;#x99;s foreword; CHAPTER 1: Introduction: the railway enthusiastâ#x80;#x99;s life-world; CHAPTER 2: The railway book (and magazine) mania; CHAPTER 3: Associated life; CHAPTER 4: Train spotter: the last pariah; CHAPTER 5: Preserved lines: playing trains or running a business?; CHAPTER 6: Blood on the tracks; CHAPTER 7: Modelling and engineering; CHAPTER 8: The rise and fall of the toy train empire.
- CHAPTER 9: Standards, schism and skill: exclusive brethrenCHAPTER 10: A dying fall?; Bibliography; Index.