British Railway Enthusiasm: (Studies in Popular Culture)
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Ian Carter (Author)
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Now available in paperback, this is the first academic book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. Far from a trivial topic, the post-war train spotting craze swept most boys and some girls into a passion for railways, and for many, ignited a lifetime's interest.
British railway enthusiasm traces this post-war cohort, and those which followed, as they invigorated different sectors in the world of railway enthusiasm - train spotting, railway modelling, collecting railway relics - and then, in response to the demise of main line steam traction, Britain's now-huge preserved railway industry. Today this industry finds itself riven by tensions between preserving a loved past which ever fewer people can remember and earning money from tourist visitors.
The widespread and enduring significance of railway enthusiasm will ensure that this groundbreaking text remains a key work in transport studies, and will appeal to enthusiasts as much as to students and scholars of transport and cultural history. -- . 2 Maps
About the Author
Ian Carter is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland -- .
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- Contributor: Ian Carter
- Imprint: Manchester University Press
- ISBN13: 9780719065675
- Number of Pages: 332
- Packaged Dimensions: 156x234x18mm
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Manchester University Press
- Release Date: 2014-07-31
- Series: Studies in Popular Culture
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Ian Carter is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Auckland -- .
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