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Body & Soul: Notebooks of an Apprentice Boxer, Expanded Anniversary Edition by Loïc Wacquant
greta_pnz's review against another edition
3.0
Lettura per corso universitario di antropologia. L'ho torvato molto interessante e coinvolgente. Il mondo della boxe mi affascinava prima della lettura, ma Wacquant offre una visione partecipata e trascina il lettore con lui. Il primo capitolo è, a mio parere, il più interessante in quanto si presenta maggiormente come un saggio antropologico con diversi riferimenti ed analisi alle diverse teorie.
Consiglio anche a chi non è familiare con l'antropologia o la boxe.
Consiglio anche a chi non è familiare con l'antropologia o la boxe.
krystlocity's review against another edition
2.0
2007 review:
This is an ethnography I had to read for my Anthropology class. It's a French man who goes into a boxing gym in a "black ghetto" to do his research. There are parts that are interesting, and the idea is very interesting-but the author uses about 10 words for every one he should and can't say anything directly. It seems if he could be more concise, the book could've been 2/3rds shorter and more enjoyable.
This is an ethnography I had to read for my Anthropology class. It's a French man who goes into a boxing gym in a "black ghetto" to do his research. There are parts that are interesting, and the idea is very interesting-but the author uses about 10 words for every one he should and can't say anything directly. It seems if he could be more concise, the book could've been 2/3rds shorter and more enjoyable.
inga0208's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
2.0
Interesting subject, but especially the second part was too slowly paced and just overall boring. And also the blunt racism in some parts just got me mad, even though I know it's an older book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism and Sexism
lizzyinatizzy26's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the second half of the book much more than the first. Wacquant's analysis of "the ghetto" seemed overstated and tired. Maybe that's the translation and just sociology of the 1990s. The more narrative sections were more enjoyable. I wonder how differently I would feel about this book if I could read the original French.
j00j's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting look at ethnography, and at a world I know nothing about. I still have zero interest in boxing, but it's a fascinating read nonetheless.