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The Beginning of Boxing in Britain, 1300-1700
Engelsk Paperback
The Beginning of Boxing in Britain, 1300-1700
Engelsk Paperback

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Many books have discussed boxing in the ancient world, but this is the first to describe how boxing was reborn in the modern world. Modern boxing began in the Middle Ages in England as a criminal activity. It then became a sport supported by the kings and aristocracy. Later it was again outlawed and only in the 20th century has it become a sport popular around the world.

This book describes how modern boxing began in England as an outgrowth of the native English sense of fair play. It demonstrates that boxing was the common man''s alternative to the sword duel of honor, and argues that boxing and fair play helped Englishmen avoid the revolutions common to France, Italy and Germany during the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. English enthusiasm for boxing largely drove out the pistol and sword duels from English society. And although boxing remains a brutal sport, it has made England one of the safest countries in the world.

It also examines how the rituals of boxing developed: the meaning of the parade to the ring; the meaning of the ring itself; why only two men fight at one time; why the fighters shake hands before each fight; why a boxing match is called a prizefight; and why a knock-down does not end the bout. Its sources include material from medieval manuscripts, and its notes and bibliography are extensive.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
246
ISBN-13:
9781476681153
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1476681155
Udg. Dato:
6 okt 2020
Længde:
19mm
Bredde:
224mm
Højde:
150mm
Forlag:
McFarland & Co Inc
Oplagsdato:
6 okt 2020
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