Horseracing and the British, 1919-39 / Mike Huggins.
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- Horse racing -- Great Britain -- History
- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
- Lifestyle, sport and leisure
- Sports and outdoor recreation
- Equestrian and animal sports
- Horse racing
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Equestrian
- SPORTS & RECREATION -- Horse Racing
- Horse racing
- Manners and customs
- Great Britain
- 1900-1999
- 798.4/00941 22
- SF335.G7 H8424 2003eb
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.
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Mike Huggins here provides a detailed consideration of the history of racing in British culture and society and an exploration of the cultural world of racing during the inter-war years. He shows how racing's pleasures were enjoyed even by the supposedly respectable middle classes.
The racing business between the wars -- Horseracing, the media and British leisure culture, 1918-39 -- Off-course betting, bookmaking and the British -- Declining opposition to betting on racing -- Racing culture: the racecourse and racecourse life -- Jockeys, trainers and the micro-world of the stable -- Breeders and owners -- Conclusion.
English.
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