A social history of Sheffield boxing. Volume 1, Rings of steel, 1720-1970 / Matthew Bell, Gary Armstrong.
Bell, Matthew (Writer on local history), author.; Armstrong, Gary, 1960- author.
2021
GV1123 .B45 2021
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Title A social history of Sheffield boxing. Volume 1, Rings of steel, 1720-1970 / Matthew Bell, Gary Armstrong.
Author Bell, Matthew (Writer on local history), author.
Edition 1st ed.
ISBN 9783030635459 (electronic bk.)
3030635457 (electronic bk.)
3030635449
9783030635442
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63545-9
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-030-63545-9 doi
Call Number GV1123 .B45 2021
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.830942821
Summary Combining urban ethnography and anthropology, sociological theory and place and life histories to explore the global phenomenon of boxing, A Social History of Sheffield Boxing explores the history of boxing in Sheffield and the sport's impact on the cultural, political and economic development of the city since the 18th century. In Volume I, Bell and Armstrong construct a vivid history of boxing and probe its cultural acceptance in the late 1800s, examining how its rise was inextricably intertwined with the industrial and social development of Sheffield. Although not initially a major player, by the end of the century, Sheffield had a valid claim to be the chief provincial focus of this new pastime--largely due to the exploits of George Corfield, Sheffield's first boxer of national repute. Corfield's deeds were later surpassed by three British champions: Gus Platts, Johnny Cuthbert and Henry Hall. Concluding with the dual themes of the decline of boxing in Sheffield and the city's changing social profile from the 1950s onwards, the volume ends with a meditation on the arrival of new migrants to the city and the processes that aided or frustrated their integration into UK life and sport.
Note Includes index.
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Source of Description Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 30, 2021).
Added Author Armstrong, Gary, 1960- author.
Series Palgrave studies in urban anthropology.
Available in Other Form Social history of Sheffield boxing. Volume 1, Rings of steel, 1720-1970.
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Chapter 1: Introduction: Rings Of Steel
Chapter 2: A Champion In Town
Chapter 3: The Attraction Of 'Fisti-Cuffs'
Chapter 4: The Gloves Are On
Chapter 5: Sheffield's First Contender
Chapter 6: Prejudice, War And Poverty
Chapter 7: Hitting Hard
Chapter 8: Make Do And Mend
Chapter 9: Punch-Drunk Humanity.

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