A History of Boxing in Mexico

Masculinity, Modernity, and Nationalism

Stephen D. Allen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2017
University of New Mexico Press (Verlag)
978-0-8263-5855-4 (ISBN)

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The violent sport of boxing shaped and was shaped by notions of Mexican national identity during the twentieth century. This book reveals how boxing and boxers became sources of national pride and sparked debates on what it meant to be Mexican, masculine, and modern.

The success of world-champion Mexican boxers played a key role in the rise of Los Angeles as the center of pugilistic activity in the United States. This international success made the fighters potent symbols of a Mexican culture that was cosmopolitan, nationalist, and masculine. With research in archives on both sides of the border, the author uses their life stories to trace the history and meaning of Mexican boxing.

Stephen D. Allen is an assistant professor of history at California State University, Bakersfield.

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2018
Verlagsort	Albuquerque, NM
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 228 mm
Gewicht	560 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-8263-5855-1 / 0826358551
ISBN-13	978-0-8263-5855-4 / 9780826358554
Zustand	Neuware