Urbs in rure

Verfasser: Huggins, Mike
Dokumenttyp:Aufsatz
Erscheinungsjahr:2022
Vorlageform:Mike Huggins
Schlagwort: London
Renngelände
Tribünen
Kommerz
Konsum
Stadtkultur
Freizeit
Pferderennen
Geo-Klassifikation: England
London
Fußnoten:This article brings together three aspects of early modern urban life: the later stages of the urban renaissance, the consumer revolution and horse racing. Those towns identified as having an effectively commercialized ̀race weekʻ between 1750 and 1805 challenge notions of any trickle-down effect from London. Successful organization and funding came largely from co-operation rather than division between the county aristocracy and gentry and the urban middling sort. Both groups attended, while race weeks were sufficiently popular for many rural and urban workers to sacrifice production time for the allure of their leisure experiences. Racecourse consumer space, with its booths, tents and stands, allowed spectators to enjoy either cross-class mixing or increased social differentiation, the latter most especially on the permanent stone grandstands, an innovation of the period.
Quelle:Urban History 49 (2022), 1, S. 44-60
Signatur:Z 29,1 - 49,1 * Open Access
Permalink:https://istg.uni-muenster.de/bibliographie/Record/6210T40136052
Links:Open Access (CC BY 4.0)