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BL
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| Record Number
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1008179
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b762549
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| Main Entry
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Anderson, Jack,1974-
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| Title & Author
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The legality of boxing : : a punch drunk love? /\ Jack Anderson.
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| Publication Statement
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Abingdon [England] :: Birkbeck Law Press ;New York, NY :: Routledge-Cavendish,, 2007.
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| Page. NO
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xix, 216 pages ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0415429323
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: 9780415429320
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-205) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : the opening bell : boxing in its historical and social context -- The legal response to prizefighting, 1820-1920 -- Developments in boxing since 1920 -- Boxing and the law : a current analysis -- The physical and psychological dangers of boxing -- Philosophical and ethical considerations -- Conclusion : the final round : boxing on the canvas?
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| Abstract
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"The Legality of Boxing: A Punch Drunk Love? assesses the legal response to prizefighting and undertakes an analysis of the status of boxing in both criminal legal theory and practice."--Jacket.
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| Subject
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Boxing-- Law and legislation-- Great Britain.
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Boxing-- Law and legislation-- United States.
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Boxing-- Law and legislation.
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Great Britain.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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344/.099
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| LC Classification
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KD3525.A53 2007
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| NLM classification
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D956.121.6clc
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D971.221.6clc
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G886.1-05clc
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