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OverviewIn 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. A divisive subculture that was both a profitable blood sport and a contentious public spectacle, boxing provides a unique vantage point from which LaFevor examines the deeper historical evolution of national identity, everyday normative concepts of masculinity and race, and an expanding and democratizing public sphere in both Mexico and Cuba, the United States' closest Latin American neighbors. Prizefighting and Civilization explores the processes by which boxing--once considered an outlandish purveyor of low culture--evolved into a nationalized pillar of popular culture, a point of pride that transcends gender, race, and class. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David C. LaFevorPublisher: University of New Mexico Press Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9780826363893ISBN 10: 082636389 Pages: 298 Publication Date: 30 May 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of Contents"Preface Acknowledgments Chapter One. Introduction: The Problem of Prizefighting in Cuba and Mexico Chapter Two. Prizefighting and Civilization in the Mexican Public Sphere in the Nineteenth Century Chapter Three. ""Who Will Say We Are Not Progressing?"": Cuba, Race, and Boxing in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries Chapter Four. ""Nigger Prizefighters"" in Havana: The Transnational Spectacle of Race and Boxing Chapter Five. ""The Revolution Came and Passed Out Gloves to Everyone"" Chapter Six. Marching at the Head of Civilization Conclusion. Legacies of Domesticating the Exotic in Cuba and Mexico Notes Bibliography Index"ReviewsAuthor InformationDavid 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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