Night At the Gardens - Class, Gender, and Respectability in 1930s Toronto

A Night at the Gardens examines the history of hockey through the experiences of spectators at the famed Maple Leaf Gardens.

List of contents

List of Figures and Tables
1. Historicizing the Hockey Spectator
2. Constructing the Preferred Spectator
3. Filling the Stands
4. Community in the Stands
5. The State of Smythe’s Respectability Project
Conclusion
Index

About the author

Russell Field is an associate professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management at the University of Manitoba.

Summary

A Night at the Gardens examines the history of hockey through the experiences of spectators at the famed Maple Leaf Gardens.

Product details

• Authors: Russell Field
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781487547080
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-4708-0
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Winter sport; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous