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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Thayer, Gwyneth Anne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Series:Culture America.
Subjects:
Greyhound racing > United States > History.
Popular culture > United States.
Heart Neoplasms
Heart Neoplasms > pathology
Courses de lévriers > États-Unis > Histoire.
Culture populaire > États-Unis.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
Médecine.
Greyhound racing.
Popular culture.
United States.
Medicine.
Radiology, Medical.
Cardiology.
Oncology.
Pathology.
Diagnostic Radiology.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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