The Urban Geography of Boxing

The Urban Geography of Boxing
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9780415502269
ISBN-13 : 0415502268
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Book Synopsis The Urban Geography of Boxing by : Benita Heiskanen

Download or read book The Urban Geography of Boxing written by Benita Heiskanen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating analysis of power relations embedded in sport, culture, and society combines ethnographic fieldwork, interviews, and theoretical analysis to offer a timely interdisciplinary perspective to existing scholarship on boxing. It will be of interest to readers in Sport Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Geography, Gender Studies, Critical Race Theory, Labor Studies, and American Studies.


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