Going to the Dogs : Greyhound Racing, Animal Activism, and American Popular Culture /

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A cultural history of greyhound racing in American, charting the sport's meteoric rise, and equally meteoric decline, against the backdrop of changes in American culture during the 20th century.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Thayer, Gwyneth Anne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Popular culture.
Greyhound racing.
Medecine.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
Courses de levriers > États-Unis > Histoire.
Heart Neoplasms > pathology
Heart Neoplasms
Popular culture > United States.
Greyhound racing > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Introduction: Rover or Racer?
  • 1. Chasing Rabbits
  • 2. Boom or Bust
  • 3. Horses, Hounds, and Hustlers
  • 4. Halcyon Days and Florida Nights
  • 5. Doggone Mad
  • 6. The Fall
  • Appendix: List of Greyhound Tracks
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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