- 302 pages
- English
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About this book
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.
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Edition
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Ciencias socialesTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Series Editor’s Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Racing: An Overview, 1800–1914
- 2. Racing and the Upper-class Fast Set
- 3. The Middle-class Supporters of Racing
- 4. Racing and Betting: A Key Part of Urban Popular Culture
- 5. ‘The Greatest Carnival of the Year’: The Racecourse and Racecourse Life
- 6. Mingled Pleasure and Speculation: The Commercialization of Racing
- 7. The Jockey Club: Power and Control over the Sport
- 8. ‘Last and Greatest of Social Evils’: The Opposition to Racing and Betting
- 9. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index