| Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914: A Social and Economic History Contributor(s): Huggins, Mike (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0714680451 ISBN-13: 9780714680453 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1999 Annotation: This volume studies the formative period of racing between 1790 and 1914. This was a time when, despite the opposition of a respectable minority, attendance at horse races, betting on horses, or reading about racing increasingly became central leisure activities of much of British society. The author challenges many of our preconceptions about racing. He shows the importance of racing and betting to many of the middle classes in Victorian Britain; the very early commercialisation of the sport; and the limited power of the Jockey Club before the late 1860s. He explores the value of racing to the working classes, the gentry and aristocracy, tracing the sport's development in an age of technological change and the growth of the popular press. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Horse Racing |
| Dewey: 798.400 |
| LCCN: 99037018 |
| Series: Cass Series--Sport in the Global Society |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.22" W x 9.2" (1.02 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 2001 North American Society for Sports History Book of the Year This volume studies the formative period of racing between 1790 and 1914. This was a time when, despite the opposition of a respectable minority, attendance at horse races, betting on horses, or reading about racing increasingly became central leisure activities of much of British society. |