{"product_id":"a-night-at-the-gardens-russell-field-9781487547080","title":"A Night at the Gardens: Class, Gender, and Respectability in 1930s Toronto","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens opened in 1931, manager Conn Smythe envisioned an arena that would project an aura of middle-class respectability. In \u003ci\u003eA Night at the Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e, Russell Field shares how this new arena anticipated spectators by examining varying spectator behaviours, who the spectators were, and what the experience of spectating was like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archival records, the book explores the neighbourhood in which Maple Leaf Gardens was situated, the design of the arena's interior spaces, and the ways in which the venue was operated in order to appeal to respectable spectators at a particular intersection of class and gender. Oral history interviews with former spectators at Maple Leaf Gardens detail the experience of watching the spectacle that unfolded on the ice during each hockey game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Night at the Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e tells the fascinating story of how one prominent public building became such an important part of Toronto society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell Field\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487547080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487547080\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.83w x 0.79d","brand":"Russell Field","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44070154600703,"sku":"9781487547080","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b7acbc09-8630-4f2c-90d2-3e56a1d01392.jpg?v=1685428679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-night-at-the-gardens-russell-field-9781487547080","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}