Fight sports and American masculinity :: salvation in violence from 1607 to the present /

"Throughout America's past, some men have feared the descent of their gender into effeminacy, and turned their eyes to the ring in hopes of salvation. This work explains how the dominant fight sports in the United States have changed over time in response to broad shifts in American cultur...

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1. Verfasser: Thrasher, Christopher David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2015]
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Zusammenfassung:"Throughout America's past, some men have feared the descent of their gender into effeminacy, and turned their eyes to the ring in hopes of salvation. This work explains how the dominant fight sports in the United States have changed over time in response to broad shifts in American culture and ideals of manhood"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource (vii, 291 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476618234
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