Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
1st Edition
Published on 2. October 2012
384 pages
978-1-135-76267-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing offers an innovative approach to one of Britain's oldest sports. While it considers the traditional themes of gambling and breeding, and contains biographies of human personalities and equine stars, it also devotes significant space to neglected areas. Entries include:
social, economic and political forces that have influenced racing
controversial historical and current issues
legal and illegal gambling, and racing finance
the British impact on world horseracing
history and heritage of horseracing
links between horse racing and the arts, media and technology
human and equine biographies
venues associated with racing
horseracing websites
The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing provides a unique source of information and will be of great interest to sports historians as well as all those whose work or leisure brings them into the world of racing.
social, economic and political forces that have influenced racing
controversial historical and current issues
legal and illegal gambling, and racing finance
the British impact on world horseracing
history and heritage of horseracing
links between horse racing and the arts, media and technology
human and equine biographies
venues associated with racing
horseracing websites
The Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing provides a unique source of information and will be of great interest to sports historians as well as all those whose work or leisure brings them into the world of racing.
Reviews / Votes
'It's academic-looking but far more readable than most, a joy to flick through and a real trove of arcane knowledge.' - The Racing Post'A must for all horse racing fans...I was most impressed with the information that this treasure chest of a book contains.' -Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser, 21 April 2005
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
1,34 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-135-76267-4 (9781135762674)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Joyce Kay | Professor Wray Vamplew
Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
Book
12/2004
Routledge
€179.50
Shipment within 10-20 days
Joyce Kay | Professor Wray Vamplew
Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing
Book
12/2004
Routledge
€109.90
Shipment within 10-20 days
Persons
Wray Vamplew is Director of Research in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. He has written extensively on horseracing and is a consultant to the National Horseracing Museum at Newmarket.,
Joyce Kay is a Research Fellow in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. She has published widely on horseracing for international encyclopedias and academic journals.
Joyce Kay is a Research Fellow in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling, UK. She has published widely on horseracing for international encyclopedias and academic journals.
Content
Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 F; Chapter 7 G; Chapter 8 H; Chapter 9 I; Chapter 10 J; Chapter 11 K; Chapter 12 L; Chapter 13 M; Chapter 14 N; Chapter 15 O; Chapter 16 P; Chapter 17 Q; Chapter 18 R; Chapter 19 S; Chapter 20 T; Chapter 21 U; Chapter 22 V; Chapter 23 W, X; Chapter 24 Y; Chapter 25 Z;
