Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing

by Dr Joyce Kay (Editor), Professor Wray Vamplew (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780714682921
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/21/2004
Series:	Routledge Sports Reference Series
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wray Vamplew is Director of Research in Sport Studies at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. Joyce Kay has taught for many years at The Open University, and now also teaches the University of Stirling.

Table of Contents

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;