Boxing

Kasia Boddy

RRP: £17.95

Publisher: REAKTION BOOKS

Publication Date : 01/08/2009

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

Boxing is one of the oldest and most physical of sports, and has penetrated deep into Western culture: its has been depicted in a wide range of media and forms, from 18th century novels to films. But how did it emerge from ancient Greece, transcending politics, race, ethnicity and economics?

Publisher's description:

Presents a comprehensive history of boxing's portrayal in literature, art and film. This book traces the portrayal of the sport in literature and media, from Greek odes to hip-hop lyrics to silent films, and shows the sport to be a complex cultural act that transforms the voyeur into a participant.

ISBN: 9781861894113