Prizefighting and Civilization : A Cultural History of Boxing, Race, and Masculinity in Mexico and Cuba, 1840-1940 /

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In Prizefighting and Civilization: A Cultural History of Boxing, Race, and Masculinity in Mexico and Cuba, 1840-1940, historian David C. LaFevor traces the history of pugilism in Mexico and Cuba from its controversial beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century through its exponential rise in popularit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LaFevor, David C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Racism in sports.
Masculinity in sports.
Boxing > Social aspects.
Racisme dans les sports.
Masculinite dans les sports > Cuba.
Masculinite dans les sports > Mexique.
Boxe > Aspect social > Cuba.
Boxe > Aspect social > Mexique.
Masculinity in sports > Cuba.
Masculinity in sports > Mexico.
Boxing > Social aspects > Cuba.
Boxing > Social aspects > Mexico.
Mexico.
Cuba.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowlegments: Journeyman Research and the Sweet Science
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: The Problem of Prizefighting in Cuba and Mexico
  • Chapter 2. Prizefighting and Civilization in the Mexican Public Sphere in the Nineteenth Century
  • Chapter 3. "Who Will Say We Are Not Progressing": Cuba, Race, and Boxing in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
  • Chapter 4. "Nigger" Prizefighters in Havana: The Transnational Spectacle of Race and Boxing
  • Chapter 5. "The Revolution Came and Passed Out Gloves to Everyone."
  • Chapter 6. Marching at the Head of Civilization
  • Conclusion: Legacies of Domesticating the Exotic in Cuba and Mexico
  • Notes
  • Bilbliography
  • Index

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