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The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing
Rebecca Cassidy
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing
paperback. This text will provoke a discussion about the future of horseracing and is written in an accessible and scholarly style. Editor(s): Cassidy, Rebecca. Num Pages: 249 pages, 10 b/w illus. BIC Classification: WSNB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 414. 249 pages, 10 b/w illus. Editor(s): Cassidy, Rebecca. This text will provoke a discussion about the future of horseracing and is written in an accessible and scholarly style. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: WSNB. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight: 414.
People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported, unaltered, to the colonies. This Companion investigates the intersection of racing and literature, art, history and finance, casting the sport as the product of cross-class, cosmopolitan and international influences. Chapters on racing history and the origins of the thoroughbred demonstrate how the gift of a fast horse could forge alliances between nations, and the extent to which international power dynamics can be traced back to racetracks and breeding sheds. Leading scholars and journalists draw on ... Read more
People have been racing horses for thousands of years, all over the world. Yet horseracing is often presented as an English creation that was exported, unaltered, to the colonies. This Companion investigates the intersection of racing and literature, art, history and finance, casting the sport as the product of cross-class, cosmopolitan and international influences. Chapters on racing history and the origins of the thoroughbred demonstrate how the gift of a fast horse could forge alliances between nations, and the extent to which international power dynamics can be traced back to racetracks and breeding sheds. Leading scholars and journalists draw on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
249
Condition
New
Number of Pages
249
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107618367
SKU
V9781107618367
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99-24
About Rebecca Cassidy
Rebecca Cassidy is Professor of Anthropology at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has written and edited a number of books on horseracing, animal domestication and gambling, including Horse People (2007) and Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket (2002).
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Horseracing
'A thoroughbred publication from an unusual but welcome stable.' Racing Post 'A comprehensive companion …' The Irish Field '… a serious book … recommended for libraries, fans and experts alike.' Reference Reviews '… [this] volume is a great starting place for those interested in the subject, and the reader will come away wanting to learn more … highly recommended' Choice ... Read more