Aspects of boxing in the Western 'civilizing process'

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 31-57

  Sheard, Kenneth G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

civilizing processes; cycle of violence; parliamentarization; sportization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746842013     PISSN: 10126902     EISSN: 14617218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/101269097032001004     Document Type: Article

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