Going to the dogs : a history of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-2017 /

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Greyhound racing emerged rapidly in Britain in 1926 but in its early years was subject to rabid institutional middle-class opposition largely because of the legal gambling opportunities it offered to the working-class. Though condemned as a dissipate and impoverishing activity, it was, in fact, a si...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Laybourn, Keith (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Greyhound racing > Great Britain > History.
Working class > Great Britain > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Social classes > Great Britain > 20th century.
Courses de lévriers > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Classes sociales > Grande-Bretagne > 20e siècle.
GAMES > Gambling > Sports.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Business Aspects.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Essays.
SPORTS & RECREATION > History.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Reference.
TRAVEL > Special Interest > Sports.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Working class > Social life and customs.
Social classes.
Greyhound racing.
Hunderennen
Great Britain.
Großbritannien
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The rise of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-45: the politics of discrimination
  • Discrimination and decline: greyhound racing in Britain, 1945 to the 1960s
  • 'Animated roulette boards': financing, operating and managing the greyhound tracks for racing the dogs, c. 1926-61
  • Dog breeding, dog owning and dog training: dividing the classes
  • An Ascot for the common man
  • Policing the tracks, detecting malpractice and dealing with the racketeers and 'shady' individuals, 1926 to c. 1961
  • The decline of greyhound racing in Britain, 1961-2017
  • Conclusion.

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