Going to the Dogs: A History of Greyhound Racing in Britain, 1926-2017

by Keith Laybourn

Greyhound racing emerged rapidly in Britain in 1926 but in its early years was subject to rabid institutional middle-class opposition largely because of the legal gambling opportunities it offered to the working class. Though condemned as a dissipate and impoverishing activity, it was, in fact, a significant leisure opportunity for the working class, which cost little for the minority of bettors involved in what was clearly little more than a 'bit...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526114518
• ISBN13: 9781526114518
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"