A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II
Title A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II PDF eBook
Author Matthew Bell
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 401
Release 2021-01-04
Genre Social Science
ISBN 3030635538

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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing combines urban ethnography and anthropology, sociological theory and place and life histories to explore the global phenomenon of boxing. Raising many issues pertinent to the social sciences, such as contestations around state regulation of violence, commerce and broadcasting, pedagogy and elite sport and how sport is delivered and narrated to the masses, the book studies the history of boxing in Sheffield and the sport’s impact on the cultural, political and economic development of the city since the 18th century. Interweaving urban anthropology with sports studies and historical research the text expertly examines a variety of published sources, ranging from academic papers to biographies and from newspaper reports to case studies and contemporary interviews. In Volume II, Bell and Armstrong examine the revival of Sheffield boxing after the decline of the 1950s and 1960s outlined in Volume I. Instigated by two men from outside the city—Brendan Ingle and Herol Graham—this renaissance became known as the ‘Ingle style,’ which between 1995 and 2014 produced four world champions: Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson, Junior Witter and Kell Brook. These successes inspired others and raised Sheffield’s profile as a boxing city, which in the 1990s and 2000s produced two more world champions in Paul ‘Silky’ Jones and Clinton Woods. In this second volume, Bell and Armstrong track the resurgence of boxing to the present day and consider how the game and its players have changed over time.

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume I

A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume I
Title A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume I PDF eBook
Author Matthew Bell
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 397
Release 2021-02-20
Genre Social Science
ISBN 3030635457

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A Social History of Sheffield Boxing combines urban ethnography and anthropology, sociological theory and place and life histories to explore the global phenomenon of boxing. Raising many issues pertinent to the social sciences, such as contestations around state regulation of violence, commerce and broadcasting, pedagogy and elite sport and how sport is delivered and narrated to the masses, the book studies the history of boxing in Sheffield and the sport’s impact on the cultural, political and economic development of the city since the 18th century. Interweaving urban anthropology with sports studies and historical research the text expertly examines a variety of published sources, ranging from academic papers to biographies and from newspaper reports to case studies and contemporary interviews. In Volume I, Bell and Armstrong construct a vivid history of boxing and probe its cultural acceptance in the late 1800s, examining how its rise was inextricably intertwined with the industrial and social development of Sheffield. Although Sheffield was not a national player in prize-fighting’s early days, throughout the mid-1800s, many parochial scores and wagers were settled by the use of fists. By the end of the century, boxing with gloves had become the norm, and Sheffield had a valid claim to be the chief provincial focus of this new passion—largely due to the exploits of George Corfield, Sheffield’s first boxer of national repute. Corfield’s deeds were later surpassed by three British champions: Gus Platts, Johnny Cuthbert and Henry Hall. Concluding with the dual themes of the decline of boxing in Sheffield and the city's changing social profile from the 1950s onwards, the volume ends with a meditation on the arrival of new migrants to the city and the processes that aided or frustrated their integration into UK life and sport.

Imperial Heartland

Imperial Heartland
Title Imperial Heartland PDF eBook
Author David Holland
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 371
Release 2023-05-31
Genre History
ISBN 1009216228

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Working-class Britons played a crucial role in the pioneering settlement and integration of South Asians in imperial Britain. Using a host of new and neglected sources, Imperial Heartland revises the history of early South Asian immigration to Britain, focusing on the northern English city of Sheffield. Rather than viewing immigration through the lens of inevitable conflict, this study takes an alternative approach, situating mixed marriages and inter-racial social networks centrally within the South Asian settlement of modern Britain. Whilst acknowledging the episodic racial conflict of the early inter-war period, David Holland challenges assumptions that insurmountable barriers of race, religion and culture existed between the British working classes and non-white newcomers. Imperial Heartland closely examines the reactions of working-class natives to these young South Asian men and overturns our pre-conceptions that hostility to perceived racial or national difference was an overriding pre-occupation of working-class people during this period. Imperial Heartland therefore offers a fresh and inspiring new perspective on the social and cultural history of modern Britain.

Sport, Time and Society (RLE Sports Studies)

Sport, Time and Society (RLE Sports Studies)
Title Sport, Time and Society (RLE Sports Studies) PDF eBook
Author Dennis Brailsford
Publisher Routledge
Pages 215
Release 2014-04-24
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1317682211

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This volume traces the rise and transformation of organized sport and its impact on social patterns and gender roles. Stressing the essential continuity of the sporting experience, the author shows the changing tempo of sport through the ages and explores the broader effects of the time element on the nature and style of sporting activities. The book covers current issues such as soccer hooliganism , government intervention in sport, and the influence of television on sport.

British Books

British Books
Title British Books PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 728
Release 1916
Genre Bibliography
ISBN

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The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record

The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Title The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 838
Release 1907
Genre Bibliography
ISBN

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Publishers' Circular

Publishers' Circular
Title Publishers' Circular PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 668
Release 1922
Genre Bibliography
ISBN

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