The Isle of Man TT Races : Motorcycling, Society and Identity.
Cats with no tails, the one thousand year old Tynwald assembly, offshore finance institutions, and motorcycle road racing are all ingredients that help to define a Manx national identity. Modern, high-powered motorcycles being pushed to their limits on a course that has remained largely unchanged si...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Publishing,
2014.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Cats with no tails, the one thousand year old Tynwald assembly, offshore finance institutions, and motorcycle road racing are all ingredients that help to define a Manx national identity. Modern, high-powered motorcycles being pushed to their limits on a course that has remained largely unchanged since 1911 is perhaps the most literal demonstration of the new meeting the old, on an island where the traditional and the modern exist peacefully and do not clash. The Isle of Man TT Races provides ... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (235 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781443865913 1443865915 1443860301 9781443860307 |
| Language: | English. |