| British Railway Enthusiasm Contributor(s): Carter, Ian (Author), Richards, Jeffrey (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0719065674 ISBN-13: 9780719065675 Publisher: Manchester University Press OUR PRICE: $36.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - Transportation | Railroads - General - Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity |
| Dewey: 385.09 |
| LCCN: 2009285110 |
| Series: Studies in Popular Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.02 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the postwar 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 traces this postwar cohort, and those which followed, as they invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm - train spotting, railway modelling, collecting railway relics - and then, in response to the demise of main line steam traction, Britain's now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors. The widespread and enduring significance of railway enthusiasm will ensure that this ground-breaking text becomes a key work in transport studies, and will appeal to enthusiasts as much as to students and scholars of transport and cultural history. |