{"product_id":"british-railway-enthusiasm-studies-in-popular-culture-9780719065675","title":"British Railway Enthusiasm Studies in Popular","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book to study railway enthusiasts in Britain. The postwar train spotting craze swept most boys (and some girls, despite railways being coded as a male business) into a passion for railways. These people invigorated different sectors in railway enthusiasm’s life world - from railway modelling to Britain’s huge preserved railway industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: The railway enthusiast’s life-world\u003cbr\u003e2. The railway book (and magazine) mania\u003cbr\u003e3. Associated life\u003cbr\u003e4. Train spotter: the last pariah\u003cbr\u003e5. Preserved lines: playing trains or running a business?\u003cbr\u003e6. Blood on the tracks \u003cbr\u003e7. Modelling and engineering\u003cbr\u003e8. The rise and fall of the toy train empire\u003cbr\u003e9. Standards, schism and skill: exclusive brethren\u003cbr\u003e10. A dying fall?\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037296329047,"sku":"9780719065675","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719065675.jpg?v=1750935215","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/british-railway-enthusiasm-studies-in-popular-culture-9780719065675","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}