 | Flat Racing and British Society, 1790-1914: A Social and Economic History Subjects: Humanities; Sports and Leisure; Social Sciences; Class and Work; Race and Empire; Rural and Urban Life; Recreation and Consumption; History; Sport and Leisure Studies; Sociology & Social Policy; Social Groups; Economic Developments; The Urban Environment; Clubs; British History; Social & Cultural History; Sociology of Sport; Sport and the Media; Sports History; Women''s Sport; Sociology of Culture; Working Classes; Upper Classes; Middle Classes; 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.Mike Huggins |
