294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
223 Pages
by
Routledge
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It is generally assumed that anthropologists do their research in remote and uncomfortable parts of the world--places with monsoons, mud huts, and malaria. In this volume, social anthropologist Kate Fox has taken on an altogether more enjoyable assignment, the study of the arcane world of British horseracing. For Fox, field research meant wandering around racetracks in a pink hat and high heels... Read more
One: The Tribe; 1: Racegoers; 2: Warriors; 3: Shamans; 4: Scribes; 5: Elders and Chiefs; 6: Sin-Eaters; 7: Owners; 8: The Clans; 9: The Irish Question; Two: Rituals, Etiquette and Language; 10: Rituals; 11: Etiquette; 12: Language; Conclusion Going Native
Biography
Kate Fox
