Boxing, the Gym, and Men The Mark of the Fist

Boxing, the Gym, and Men The Mark of the Fist / by Jérôme Beauchez.

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 beyon...

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Main Author: Beauchez, Jérôme (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Cultural Sociology
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Culture.
Sports—Sociological aspects.
Ethnography.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:XXVI, 240 p. online resource.
ISBN:9783319560298
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-56029-8

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