{"product_id":"9783030635527","title":"A Social History of Sheffield Boxing, Volume II : Scrap Merchants, 1970-2020 (Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology) (1st ed. 2021. 2021. xv, 392 S. XV, 392 p. 19 illus., 14 illus. in colo)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Social History of Sheffield Boxing\u003c\/i\u003e combines urban ethnography and anthropology, sociological theory and place and life histories to explore the global phenomenon of boxing. Raising many issues pertinent to the social sciences, such as contestations around state regulation of violence, commerce and broadcasting, pedagogy and elite sport and how sport is delivered and narrated to the masses, the book studies the history of boxing in Sheffield and the sport's impact on the cultural, political and economic development of the city since the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. Interweaving urban anthropology with sports studies and historical research the text expertly examines a variety of published sources, ranging from academic papers to biographies and from newspaper reports to case studies and contemporary interviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Volume II, Bell and Armstrong examine the revival of Sheffield boxing after the decline of the 1950s and 1960s outlined in Volume I. Instigated by two men from outside the city-Brendan Ingle and Herol Graham-this renaissance became known as the 'Ingle style,' which between 1995 and 2014 produced four world champions: Naseem Hamed, Johnny Nelson, Junior Witter and Kell Brook. These successes inspired others and raised Sheffield's profile as a boxing city, which in the 1990s and 2000s produced two more world champions in Paul 'Silky' Jones and Clinton Woods. In this second volume, Bell and Armstrong track the resurgence of boxing to the present day and consider how the game and its players have changed over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Guru And Genius.- Chapter 3: City Of Champions.- Chapter 4: Building On Success.- Chapter 5: Fixers And Makers.- Chapter 6: Legacy And Leverage.- Chapter 7: Decline And Revival.- Chapter 8: Conclusion: The Final Round.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eMatthew Bell\u003c\/b\u003e has served as editor of the Sheffield United FC magazine \u003ci\u003eFlashing Blade\u003c\/i\u003e since 1989 and has written a weekly column in the \u003ci\u003eGreen 'Un\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSheffield Star\u003c\/i\u003e newspapers since 1993. Along with Dr Gary Armstrong, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eFit and Proper? Conflicts and Conscience in an English Football Club \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), the definitive account of the recent history of Sheffield United FC, and \u003ci\u003eSteel and Grace: Sheffield's Olympic Track and Field Medallists \u003c\/i\u003e(2014). With Sheffield historian Chris Hobbs, he is also the co-author of \u003ci\u003eShocking Sheffield: Forgotten Tales of Murder, Mishap and Gruesome Misdemeanour, Volumes 1 and 2\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eLong Shadows Over Sheffield \u003c\/i\u003e(2014).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGary Armstrong\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at City University of London, UK. Amongst several projects on sport, criminology, and surveillance, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eFootball Hooligans:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eKnowing the Score;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlade Runners: Lives in Football\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSheffield United FC: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e. In the Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology series, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eMixed Occupancy Housing in London: A Living Tapestry? \u003c\/i\u003ewith James Rosbrook Thompson. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SPRINGER, BERLIN; SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING;","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48827450851563,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":238.03,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9783030635527","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}