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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IIntroduction: Rings of Steel

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume I: Introduction: Rings of Steel [Why does a practice as brutal as boxing appeal to so many people of such different social classes and backgrounds? History informs us that one-on-one combat and the warrior class have been objects of fascination and admiration since Ancient Greek times. Today revered boxers invite their likenesses to be captured in perpetuity in the form of statues, whilst at the same time more proponents of the fight game than might be considered normal suffer from mental instability and addiction. The subject of female contribution to boxing since the eighteenth century is introduced, as are the concepts of capital, sexuality and racism surrounding the fight game.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume IIntroduction: Rings of Steel

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology Book Series
Bell, Matthew; Armstrong, Gary
Springer Journals — Feb 21, 2021
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
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978-3-030-63544-2
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1 –37
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-63545-9_1
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[Why does a practice as brutal as boxing appeal to so many people of such different social classes and backgrounds? History informs us that one-on-one combat and the warrior class have been objects of fascination and admiration since Ancient Greek times. Today revered boxers invite their likenesses to be captured in perpetuity in the form of statues, whilst at the same time more proponents of the fight game than might be considered normal suffer from mental instability and addiction. The subject of female contribution to boxing since the eighteenth century is introduced, as are the concepts of capital, sexuality and racism surrounding the fight game.]

Published: Feb 21, 2021

Keywords: Warrior; Capital; Sexuality; Racism; Mental health

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