Boxing (eBook)

A Concise History of the Sweet Science

Gerald R. Gems (Autor)

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2014
360 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-2991-4 (ISBN)

Infos

In Boxing: A Concise History of the Sweet Science, Gerald R. Gems provides a succinct yet comprehensive coverage of the sport, recounting boxing’s ancient roots, evolution, and globalization. Throughout, Gems describes important events and individuals, illuminating their impact on the boxing world. Presented in a clear and readable manner, Gems not only includes a historical account of boxing, but also explores such issues as race, religion, rivalries, and the growth of female boxing. While the primary coverage of the book focuses on the United States, Gems’ examination encompasses the sport around the world as well. 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.

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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.

Autor

Gerald R. Gems is professor in the Health and Physical Education Department at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. He is a Fulbright Award winner and past president of the North American Society for Sport History. Gems is the author of ten books, including Sport and the Shaping of Italian Identity (2013), The Chicago Sports Reader: 100 Years of Sports in the Windy City (2009), Understanding American Sport (2009), and Sports in American History: From Colonization to Globalization (2008).

Inhalt

IntroductionChapter 1: Ancient BoxingChapter 2: The Evolution of BoxingChapter 3: The Relationship between Boxing and Social ClassChapter 4: The Social Construction of RaceChapter 5: The Concept of EthnicityChapter 6: ReligionChapter 7: GenderChapter 8: ConclusionsAppendix IAppendix IIAppendix IIIBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.3.2014
• Zusatzinfo: 46 Illustrations including: - 46 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Ali • ancient boxing • Boxing • boxing in America • boxing in Greece • boxing in Rome • Champions • cultural history of boxing • Culture • ethics • ethnic rivalries • evolution of boxing • female boxing • Floyd Mayweather Jr. • Gender • Gender Issues • History • Joe Frazier • Manny Pacquiao • Million Dollar Baby • Morality • Muhammad Ali • Oscar de la Hoya • Politics • Race • Raging Bull • religious influences • Religious Issues • Rocky • Social Class • Social History • social history of boxing • Sports • Sugar Ray Robinson • the fighter • women's boxing
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-2991-8 / 1442229918
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-2991-4 / 9781442229914