A Straight Left against a Slogging Ruffian
National Boxing Styles in the Years Preceding the First World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4798678 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kasia Boddy (0000-0003-0821-5826) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 428-450 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2011.01413.x |
| OpenAlex | W1593384509 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The complicated shifts in power and status that took place between Britain, France and the United States in the years immediately preceding the First World War resulted in anxious self-examination and a series of identity crises whose social, cultural and political ramifications would be felt for decades to come. This was also a boom time for boxing, and one that was distinguished by a lively debate about the pros and cons of the "English" and "American" styles. This paper argues that these detailed deliberations about sporting technique often exposed a more general disquiet about national strengths and vulnerabilities and about the pre-war balance of power. A consideration of straight lefts and slogging ruffians tells us something about the issues at stake
Aesthetics · Art · Boom · Identity (music · National identity · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · World War II · Engineering · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |