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Fighting sports, gender, and the commodities of violence : heavy bag heroines / Victoria E. Collins.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Collins, Victoria E., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boxing for women.
- Women boxers.
- Boxing--Social aspects.
- Boxing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 205 pages) : color illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Finding boxing in a strip-mall
- From Amazonians to cardio classes : women, consumerism, and combat sports
- Commodifying and the woman boxer : popular culture, media, and the sexualized fighter
- Fighting tough...but not too tough
- There are only three rules of fight club, "No spectators, no social media, and no boob shots!"
- Sparring like men? : gender maneuvering and the emotional work of getting in the ring
- Violence, safety, and self-defense : unpacking the narrative that boxing is self-defense
- The female fight : sport and the spectacle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 05, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Collins, Victoria E. Fighting sports, gender, and the commodities of violence
- ISBN:
- 9781793600646
- 1793600643
- Publisher Number:
- 40030514111
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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