Boxing, the Gym, and Men : The Mark of the Fist
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2018 ed.
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Cultural Sociology
ISBN-10
3319858076
ISBN-13
9783319858074
Edition
Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2018 ed.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
CH
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 10th, 2018
Print length
240 Pages
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This book explores the lived experiences of boxers in a French banlieue, largely populated by people from working-class and immigrant backgrounds.
This book explores the lived experiences of boxers in a French banlieue, largely populated by people from working-class and immigrant backgrounds. Jérôme Beauchez, who joined in the men’s daily workouts for many years, analyzes the act of boxing as a high-stakes confrontation that extends well beyond the walls of the gym. Exploring the physical and existential realities of combat, the author provides a multifaceted “thick description” of this world and shows that the violence faced by the gym’s members is not so much to be found in the ring as in the adversity of everyday racism and social exclusion. Boxing can therefore be understood as an act of resistance that is about more than simply fighting an opponent and that reflects all the existential struggles facing these men who are both stigmatized and socially dominated by race and class.
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