Legality of Boxing - A Punch Drunk Love?

Zusatztext "[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 (December2007) Informationen zum Autor Jack Anderson lectures in the School of Law at Queen's University, Belfast. Klappentext The first book of its kind dedicated to an assessment of the legality of boxing, The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the legal response to prize fighting and undertakes a current analysis of the status of boxing in both legal theory and practice. Zusammenfassung The first book of its kind dedicated to an assessment of the legality of boxing, The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the legal response to prize fighting and undertakes a current analysis of the status of boxing in both legal theory and practice. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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?

Product details

• Authors: Jack Anderson, Jack (Queen''s University Anderson, Jack (Queen's University Belfast Anderson, Jack (Queen''s University Belfast Anderson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.04.2007
• EAN: 9780415429320
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42932-0
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Birkbeck Law Press; Birkbeck Law Press
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, LAW / General, LAW / Jurisprudence, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, Sports & outdoor recreation, Social Law, Law & society, Sports and Active outdoor recreation, Law and society, sociology of law, Social law and Medical law