Introduction: The Opening Bell – Boxing in its Historical and Social Context 1. The Legal Response to Prizefighting, 1820-1920 2. Developments in Boxing Since 1920 3. Boxing and the Law: A Current Analysis 4. The Physical and Psychological Dangers of Boxing 5. Philosophical and Ethical Considerations 6. Conclusion: The Final Round – Boxing on the Canvas?
Jack Anderson lectures in the School of Law at Queen's University, Belfast.
"[The Legality of Boxing] reads briskly and is a terrific narrative
of the sport's evolution... a measured account of facts and
history." - Don Steinberg, Boxing Writers Association of
America"Anderson's book is always intriguing, and accurate, on
sport and its general history... Anderson is very well read on
boxing law and the book is entertaining and accessible for students
of all levels interested in sport, law, and society whatever their
preferred pastime or fandom." - Journal of Law and Society 34:4
(December 2007)
"[The Legality of Boxing] reads briskly and is a terrific narrative
of the sport's evolution... a measured account of facts and
history." - Don Steinberg, Boxing Writers Association of
America"Anderson's book is always intriguing, and accurate, on
sport and its general history.Anderson is very well read on boxing
law and the book is entertaining and accessible for students of all
levels interested in sport, law, and society whatever their
preferred pastime or fandom.
Overall, [The Legality of Boxing] is a welcome scholarly addition
to the burgeoning historical literature on sport and violence and
the continuing attempts by the state, governing bodies and others
to regulate the body as we all attempt to inhabit, falteringly, the
new modes and modernities of the present." - Journal of Law and
Society 34:4 (December 2007)
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