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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Iron Sheik and public representation of Iranian national identity in professional wrestling / Zara Mirmalek -- "They ain't like us" : race, class and gender in Smoky Mountain wrestling / Edward Salo -- Latin lords of the ring : politics, nativism and Mexican/Chicano identity through professional wrestling / Justin D. Garcia -- "Degenerative sports and dirty tactics" : race and professional wrestling in Cape Town, South Africa, c. 1880-1988 / Hendrik Snyders -- Nazis, Japs and Pearl Harbor attacks : German and Japanese stereotypes in American professional wrestling / Aaron D. Horton -- Deepest, darkest Africa : cultural appropriation in professional wrestling / Kevin Hogg -- Wrestling with masculinity : exoticos in lucha libre / Ximena Rojo de la Vega Guinea -- Transformed bodies and gender norms : gender identity of Japanese women pro wrestlers / Keiko Aiba -- "A secret fascination" : professional wrestling, gender non-conformity and masculinity / Elizabeth Catte and Josh Howard -- Sasha Banks, the boss of NXT : media, gender and the evolution of women's wrestling in WWE / Christiana Molldrem Harkulich -- The beginnings of wrestling in Brazil : theatricality, marketing and a colorful character / Riqueldi Straub Lise, Andre Mendes Capraro, Natasha Santos and Aaron D. Horton -- The transmission of cultural values through professional wrestling : a cross-cultural comparison / Tyson L. Platt -- The "sportification" of wrestling in France : strength, performance and regulation (1852-1913) / Frederic Loyer and Jean-François Loudcher -- "I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket" : music in the Memphis and Mid-South/UWF professional wrestling territories and the transformation of southern political culture, 1958-87 / Christopher L. Stacey -- Pile driving the past : WWE '13 and mediating the history of WWE through video games / Andrew Baerg -- Lowland gorilla ballerina acrobat : Brock Lesnar, Sherdog.com and the perception of professional wrestlers competing in combat sports / Evan Karl Nagel -- Macho madness and the mania ("oh yeaaaah, dig it!") : mediatization, masculinities and affective memories of WWF's halcyon days (circa 1984-1993) / Damion Sturm -- Origins of the rock 'n' wrestling connection / Seth Bovey. |
| Summary |
"This collection of new essays contributes to the growing literature on pro wrestling with a broad exploration of identity in the sport. Topics include cultural appropriation in the ring, gender non-comformity, national stereotypes, and wrestling as transmission of cultural values"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Wrestling -- Social aspects -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Wrestling -- Social aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Wrestling. |
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Wrestlers -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Wrestlers. |
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Social conditions. |
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History. |
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Horton, Aaron D., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Identity in professional wrestling. Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018] 1476667284 9781476667287 (OCoLC)994591467 |
| ISBN |
9781476631417 (electronic book) |
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1476631417 (electronic book) |
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9781476667287 |
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1476667284 |
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