Boxing, the Gym, and Men The Mark of the Fist /
This book explores the lived experiences of boxers in a French banlieue, largely populated by people from working-class and immigrant backgrounds. Jérôme Beauchez, who joined in the men's daily workouts for many years, analyzes the act of boxing as a high-stakes confrontation that extends well...
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Springer International Publishing,
2018.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Schriftenreihe: | Cultural Sociology
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| ISBN: | 9783319560298 |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- 1. The Stranger: Portrait of the Boxer as a Young Man
- 2. Incorporating the Novice: The Elementary Forms of the Boxing Experience
- 3. The Punching Factory: Boxers and Daily Life
- 4. When Boxers "Put on Gloves": Sparring and the Limits of the Fighter's Institutionalization
- 5. Counting the Blows: The Mark(s) of Exile
- 6. "Like a Man": Facing Adversity
- 7. Boxing vs. the "Poor Life"
- 8. The Clash of the Strongmen: Fighting in Public
- 9. Conclusion: A Boxer's Becoming: Encountered Lives. .