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Bare-knuckle Britons and fighting Irish : boxing, race, religion and nationality in the 18th and 19th centuries / Adam Chill.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chill, Adam, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Boxing--History--18th century.
- Boxing.
- Boxing--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc, Publishers, [2017]
- Summary:
- "Boxing was phenomenally popular in 18th and 19th century Britain. Aristocrats attended matches and patronized boxers, and the most important fights drew tens of thousands of spectators. This history focuses on how boxers, journalists, politicians, pub owners and others used national, religious and racial identities to promote pugilism and its pure English pedigree"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- EBSCOhost eBook Collection. Single-user license.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 23, 2017).
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-3028-3
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