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The Sport of Kings:

Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket
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Cambridge University Press, 29 août 2002 - 186 pages
A unique 'behind the scenes' d escription of British flat racing based on the experiences of an academic living and working in Newmarket, the Suffolk town regarded as the international headquarters of flat racing. Rebecca Cassidy offers explanations of the rituals involved in horseracing, including those that take place on the racecourse and at the bloodstock auction, and shows how racing, betting and the bloodstock industry fit together. She gives insightful descriptions of the class structure of Newmarket and explains how the racing professionals preserve their authority within the industry.
  

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À propos de l'auteur (2002)

Rebecca Cassidy is Lecturer in Anthropology at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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TitreThe Sport of Kings: Kinship, Class and Thoroughbred Breeding in Newmarket
AuteurRebecca Cassidy
Éditionillustrée
ÉditeurCambridge University Press, 2002
ISBN052100487X, 9780521004879
Longueur186 pages
  
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