Jack Anderson

The Legality of Boxing

A Punch Drunk Love?

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 340g
• ISBN-13: 9780415574365
• ISBN-10: 0415574366
• Artikelnr.: 28174665

Autorenporträt

Jack Anderson lectures in the School of Law at Queen's University, Belfast.

Inhaltsangabe

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?