The thrill of the fight : sensuous experiences of boxing : towards a sociology of violence
This thesis employs ethnographic methods to examine lived experiences of sports violence, particularly, the ways in which action in, and around, a boxing ring can be psychologically and physically significant. Crucial in this regard is the social conditioning of such experiences. Here, norms and val...
Main Author: | Matthews, Christopher |
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Loughborough University
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.587895 |
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