The Cambridge companion to boxing / edited by Gerald Early. [electronic resource]
The Cambridge companion to boxing / edited by Gerald Early. [electronic resource]
The Cambridge companion to boxing / edited by Gerald Early. [electronic resource]
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xliv, 352 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
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computer
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online resource
Contents
Boxing in the ancient world / Byron J. Nakamura - The bare-knuckle era / Elliott J. Gorn -- Jem Mace and the making of modern boxing / Adam Chill -- Race and boxing in the nineteenth century / Louis Moore -- Joe Gans and his contemporaries :tThe contest for supremacy in the Queensberry realm / Colle...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
While humans have used their hands to engage in combat since the dawn of man, boxing originated in Ancient Greece as an Olympic event. It is one of the most popular, controversial and misunderstood sports in the world. For its advocates, it is a heroic expression of unfettered individualism. For its critics, it is a depraved and ruthless physical a...
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The Cambridge companion to boxing / edited by Gerald Early. [electronic resource]
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BOOK
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Cambridge Companions to Literature
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74VKVlR3a4VA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVlR3a4VA
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ISBN
1-107-41535-7
1-108-65103-8
1-108-65100-3
DDC
796.83
MMS ID
991024261168702626
