The Football Pools and the British Working Class: A Political, Social and Cultural History

by Keith Laybourn

This book is the first national study of the football pools in Britain which examines the politics and culture of the gambling on the football pools. It charts the rise of the football pools, focusing upon its rapid growth from the 1920s and its prolonged decline in British culture from the 1990s, partly as a result of the National Lottery. The book explores how this new gambling activity became a significant leisure opportunity for the working...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367701723
• ISBN13: 9780367701727
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"