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LIFTING THE SPIRITS OF THE NATION: BRITISH BOXERS AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE NATIONAL SPORTING HERO AT THE TIME OF THE NAPOLEONIC WARS

Pages 249-270 | Received 26 Nov 2002, Accepted 30 Apr 2004, Published online: 15 Aug 2006

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