Bare-Knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish

Bare-Knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 248
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ISBN-10 : 9781476663302
ISBN-13 : 1476663300
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Book Synopsis Bare-Knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish by : Adam Chill

Download or read book Bare-Knuckle Britons and Fighting Irish written by Adam Chill and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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. Promoters of the sport claimed that it showcased the timeless and authentic ideal of English manhood--a rock of stability in changing times. Yet many of the best fighters of the era were Irish, Jewish or black. This history focuses on how boxers, journalists, politicians, pub owners and others used national, religious and racial identities to promote pugilism and its pure English pedigree, even as ethnic minorities won distinction in the sport, putting the diversity of the Empire on display.


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