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The Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America

Elliott J. Gorn

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Narrated by Denny Delk.

Elliott J. Gorn's The Manly Art tells the story of boxing's origins and the sport's place in American culture. When first published in 1986, the book helped shape the ways historians write about American sport and culture, expanding scholarly boundaries by exploring masculinity as an historical subject and by suggesting that social categories like gender, class, and ethnicity can be understood only in relation to each other.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Release: April 06, 1989

ISBN: 0801495822

ISBN 13: 9780801495823

The Manly Art: Bare-Knuckle Prize Fighting in America

Elliott J. Gorn

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Narrated by Denny Delk.

Elliott J. Gorn's The Manly Art tells the story of boxing's origins and the sport's place in American culture. When first published in 1986, the book helped shape the ways historians write about American sport and culture, expanding scholarly boundaries by exploring masculinity as an historical subject and by suggesting that social categories like gender, class, and ethnicity can be understood only in relation to each other.

Language: English

Pages: 320

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Release: April 06, 1989

ISBN: 0801495822

ISBN 13: 9780801495823

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