The Culture of Bruising

Early presents his cultural ruminations on the sport of prizefighting. His subject, when writing about boxing, is not just the culture of bruising or the world of the prizefighter but rather the culture as bruising -- as a structure of opposition against the individual. He shares his insights & expertise on such subjects as multiculturalism & Black History Month, baseball, racist memorabilia, performance magic & race, Malcolm X, early jazz music, & the raising of daughters. An important collection of essays that treats issues of justice & racism in the context of sports, music, & other activities Americans value most. Winner 1994 Nat. Book Critics Circle Award.