‘Boxing Is Our Business’: The Embodiment of a Leftist Identity in Boxe Popolare

‘Boxing Is Our Business’: The Embodiment of a Leftist Identity in Boxe Popolare

Based on two-year ethnography of boxe popolare—a style of boxing codified by Italian leftist grassroots groups—and participant observation of a palestra popolare in an Italian city, the article purports to (a) deepen understanding of the nexus between physical cultures and politi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lorenzo Pedrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Societies
Subjects:
apprenticeship
boxing
boxe popolare
carnal ethnography
embodiment
far left
martial arts and combat sports
physical culture
political culture
political identity
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/3/85

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http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/8/3/85

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