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

LaFevor, David C.

ISBN 10: 082636389X / ISBN 13: 9780826363893

Published by University of New Mexico Press, 2022

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Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD PAPERBACK Standard-sized.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Prizefighting and Civilization: A Cultural History of Boxing, Race, and Masculinity in Mexico and Cuba, 1840-1940
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 082636389X
• ISBN 13: 9780826363893
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

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 popularity during the early twentieth century.

About the Author

David C. LaFevor is an associate professor of Latin American history and digital humanities at the University of Texas at Arlington. He is the coauthor of The Third Century: U.S.-Latin American Relations since 1889.