Bare-knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish : boxing, race, religion and nationality in the 18th and 19t...
Bare-knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish : boxing, race, religion and nationality in the 18th and 19t...
Bare-knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish : boxing, race, religion and nationality in the 18th and 19th centuries / Adam Chill.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Call Numbers
G 2017/5127
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
x, 237 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
Place of Publication
North Carolina
Date Published
[2017]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Boxing was phenomenally popular in 18th and 19th century Britain. Aristocrats attended matches and patronized boxers, and the most important fights drew tens of thousands of spectators. This history focuses on how boxers, journalists, politicians, pub owners and others used national, religious and racial identities to promote pugilism and its pure...
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Full title
Bare-knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish : boxing, race, religion and nationality in the 18th and 19th centuries / Adam Chill.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Call Numbers
G 2017/5127
Record Identifier
74VKVgZ8BOMM
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVgZ8BOMM
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1476663300
9781476663302 paperback alkaline paper
DDC
796.830941
MMS ID
991024142812902626
