Boxing and Masculinity: Fighting to Find the Whole Man - Frantzen, Allen
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"Boxing and Masculinity" argues that men of all ages and find happiness in the boxing ring. Boxing isn't just good exercise. It's also a path to greater freedom and independence and to improved self-confidence. This book connects boxing to forms of competition that were prized by gladiators, knights, and other warriors, men who are often cited by boxers as role models. Amateur boxing creates a warm and supportive brotherhood with challenges that help men find new levels of happiness.

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"Boxing and Masculinity" argues that men of all ages and find happiness in the boxing ring. Boxing isn't just good exercise. It's also a path to greater freedom and independence and to improved self-confidence. This book connects boxing to forms of competition that were prized by gladiators, knights, and other warriors, men who are often cited by boxers as role models. Amateur boxing creates a warm and supportive brotherhood with challenges that help men find new levels of happiness.
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Autorenporträt
Allen Frantzen is the author of "Modern Masculinity: A Guide for Men" (2016). He has written several books about the English Middle Ages, including "Food, Eating, and Identity in Early Medieval England" (2014); "Anglo-Saxon Keywords" (2012); "Bloody Good: Chivalry, Sacrifice, and the Great War" (2004); "Before the Closet: Same-sex Love from Beowulf to Angels in America" (1998); and "Desire for Origins: New Language, Old English, and Teaching the Tradition" (1990).