Globalizing Boxing

by Kath Woodward

Book Overview

Boxing is a traditional sport in many ways, characterized by continuities in the form of practices and regulations and heavy with legends and heroes reflecting its traditional/historical values. Associations with class, hegemonic masculinity and racialized inclusions/exclusions, however, sit alongside developments such as women's boxing and involvement in Mixed Martial Arts.
This book will be the first to use boxing as a vehicle for exploring...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849668108
• ISBN13: 9781849668101
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"