Boxing, Masculinity and Identity: The 'I' of the Tiger

by Kath Woodward

Book Overview

Drawing on ethnographic research as well as popular representations of boxing in the media, this book considers the relationships between the portrayal of the sport and its practice, alongside complex sociological constructs of identity and gender.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415367700
• ISBN13: 9780415367707
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.3"