
The Racing Tribe
Watching the Horsewatchers
Kate Fox(Author)
Metro Books, London (Publisher)
Published on 30. November 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-84358-156-7 (ISBN)
Description
Anthropologists are supposed to do their research in uncomfortable parts of the world but for Kate Fox, investigating the Racing Tribe meant wandering around nowhere more inhospitable than racetracks. It's here that she saw a tribal subculture with distinctive customs and rituals. Kate gives a witty description of the strange ceremonies observed by racegoers and their special codes of behaviour. The personal story of interviewing half-naked jockeys in weighing rooms, overcoming a fear of the scary trainers and struggling to understand the tribe's strange dialect gives this book an endearing human dimension. A day at the races will never seem the same again.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
1 x 32 bw photos
ISBN-13
978-1-84358-156-7 (9781843581567)
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Person
Kate Fox, a social anthropologist, is co-director of the Social Issues Research Centre in Oxofrd and a Fellow of the Institute of Cultural Research. She monitors and assesses global sociocultural trends, researching and writing on many aspects of human behaviour, including drinking, flirting and gossip.