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A history of greyhound racing in Britain, 1926-2017
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Artikel-Nr:
9781526114532
Veröffentl:
2019
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
240
Autor:
Keith Laybourn
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
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 significant leisure opportunity for the working class, which cost little for the minority of bettors involved in what was clearly little more than a ‘bit of the flutter’ , This book is the first national study of greyhound racing in Britain from its beginnings, to its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, and up its long slow decline of the late twentieth century. Much of the study will be defined by the dominating issue of working-class gambling and the bitter opposition to both it and greyhound racing, although the attractions of this ‘American Night Out’ will also be examined.
This book examines the rapid rise and slow decline of greyhound racing in Britain, focusing on the 1920s to the 1960s. It examines the way in which the middle classes sought to ban or control a sport and gambling opportunity which became a niche part of British working-class culture.
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 significant leisure opportunity for the working class, which cost little for the minority of bettors involved in what was clearly little more than a ‘bit of the flutter’ , This book is the first national study of greyhound racing in Britain from its beginnings, to its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, and up its long slow decline of the late twentieth century. Much of the study will be defined by the dominating issue of working-class gambling and the bitter opposition to both it and greyhound racing, although the attractions of this ‘American Night Out’ will also be examined.
PrefaceList of abbreviationsIntroduction1. The rise of greyhound racing in Britain 1926-45: the politics of discrimination2. Discrimination and decline: greyhound racing in Britain, 1945 to the 1960s3. ‘Animated roulette boards…’: financing, operating and managing the greyhound tracks for racing the dogs, c. 1926-614. Dog breeding, dog owning and dog training: dividing the classes5. An Ascot for the common man6. Policing the tracks, detecting malpractice, and dealing with the racketeers and ‘shady’ individuals, 1926-c. 19617. The decline of greyhound racing in Britain, 1961-2017ConclusionAppendicesBibliographyIndex