Macintosh Ross
Biographic Data
| ID | 6103961 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Macintosh Ross |
| GIVEN NAMES | Macintosh |
| FAMILY NAME | Ross |
| SIGNATURE | ROSS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On Historians, Intellectuals, and Advocacy
Cultural Reproduction and Resistance at the Rinks
In the contemporary sporting world, California is an incubator of lifestyle (or alternative) sports. In large part responsible for the popularization of beach volleyball, skateboarding, snowboarding, and BMX, California has been on the frontlines of the modern sporting revolution since the early twentieth century. Before this process of Californization could fully take hold, however, the state experienced an era of Americanization, with various p…
The Boxing Boys in Blue
In 1860, American heavyweight champion John C. Heenan traveled to England to face Tom Sayers in a bare-knuckle prizefight for the championship of the world, sparking unprecedented interest in boxing throughout the United States. In the wake of the Heenan–Sayers contest, gloved sparring and bare-knuckle prizefighting attracted a bevy of new practitioners, eager to emulate their fistic heroes. On April 12, 1861, however, Confederate forces in Charl…
My Country Is Hockey
Book Review| July 01 2014 My Country Is Hockey: How Hockey Explains Canadian Culture, History, Politics, Heroes, French-English Rivalry and Who We Are As Canadians Kennedy, Brian. My Country Is Hockey: How Hockey Explains Canadian Culture, History, Politics, Heroes, French-English Rivalry and Who We Are As Canadians. Edmonton, Alb.: Argenta Press, 2011. Pp. vi+326. Forward, preface, and bibliography. $18.95 pb. Macintosh Ross Macintosh Ross Unive…
Distinction Earned
Book Review| April 01 2012 Distinction Earned: Cape Breton’s Boxing Legends 1946-1970 Macdougall, Paul. Distinction Earned: Cape Breton’s Boxing Legends 1946-1970. Sydney, N.S.: Cape Breton University Press, 2010. Pp. 176. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $24.95 pb. Macintosh Ross Macintosh Ross University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (1): 187–189. h…
Cultural Reproduction and Resistance at the Rinks
In the contemporary sporting world, California is an incubator of lifestyle (or alternative) sports. In large part responsible for the popularization of beach volleyball, skateboarding, snowboarding, and BMX, California has been on the frontlines of the modern sporting revolution since the early twentieth century. Before this process of Californization could fully take hold, however, the state experienced an era of Americanization, with various p…
Distinction Earned
Book Review| April 01 2012 Distinction Earned: Cape Breton’s Boxing Legends 1946-1970 Macdougall, Paul. Distinction Earned: Cape Breton’s Boxing Legends 1946-1970. Sydney, N.S.: Cape Breton University Press, 2010. Pp. 176. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, and index. $24.95 pb. Macintosh Ross Macintosh Ross University of Western Ontario Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Journal of Sport History (2012) 39 (1): 187–189. h…
My Country Is Hockey
Book Review| July 01 2014 My Country Is Hockey: How Hockey Explains Canadian Culture, History, Politics, Heroes, French-English Rivalry and Who We Are As Canadians Kennedy, Brian. My Country Is Hockey: How Hockey Explains Canadian Culture, History, Politics, Heroes, French-English Rivalry and Who We Are As Canadians. Edmonton, Alb.: Argenta Press, 2011. Pp. vi+326. Forward, preface, and bibliography. $18.95 pb. Macintosh Ross Macintosh Ross Unive…
The Boxing Boys in Blue
In 1860, American heavyweight champion John C. Heenan traveled to England to face Tom Sayers in a bare-knuckle prizefight for the championship of the world, sparking unprecedented interest in boxing throughout the United States. In the wake of the Heenan–Sayers contest, gloved sparring and bare-knuckle prizefighting attracted a bevy of new practitioners, eager to emulate their fistic heroes. On April 12, 1861, however, Confederate forces in Charl…
Cultural Reproduction and Resistance at the Rinks
In the contemporary sporting world, California is an incubator of lifestyle (or alternative) sports. In large part responsible for the popularization of beach volleyball, skateboarding, snowboarding, and BMX, California has been on the frontlines of the modern sporting revolution since the early twentieth century. Before this process of Californization could fully take hold, however, the state experienced an era of Americanization, with various p…
On Historians, Intellectuals, and Advocacy
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