Boxing [electronic resource] : a concise history of the sweet science / Gerald R. Gems.
2014
GV1121 .G47 2014eb
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Boxing [electronic resource] : a concise history of the sweet science / Gerald R. Gems.
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ISBN
9781442229914 (electronic book)
9781442229907
9781442229907
Published
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 345 pages) : illustrations
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GV1121 .G47 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
796.8309
Summary
Sports fans have long been fascinated with boxing and the brutal demonstration of physical and psychological conflict. Accounts of the sport appear as far back as the third millennium BC, and Greek and Roman sculptors depicted the athletic ideals of the ancient era in the form of boxers. In the present day, boxers such as Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Robinson, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. are recognized throughout the world. Boxing films continue to resonate with audiences, from the many Rocky movies to Raging Bull, The Fighter, Million Dollar Baby, and Ali. In Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science, Gerald R. Gems provides a succinct yet wide ranging treatment of the sport, covering boxing s ancient roots and its evolution, modernization, and global diffusion. The book not only includes a historical account of boxing, but also explores such issues as social class, race, ethnic rivalries, religious influences, gender issues, and the growth of female boxing. The current debates over the moral and ethical issues relative to the sport are also discussed. While the primary coverage of the political, social, and cultural impacts of boxing focuses on the United States, Gems examination encompasses the sport on a global level, as well. Covering important issues and events in the history of boxing and featuring numerous photographs, Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science will be of interest to boxing fans, historians, scholars, and those wanting to learn more about the sport."--page 4 of cover.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Ancient boxing
The evolution of boxing
The relationship between boxing and social class
The social construction of race
The concept of ethnicity
Religion
Gender
Conclusions.
The evolution of boxing
The relationship between boxing and social class
The social construction of race
The concept of ethnicity
Religion
Gender
Conclusions.