Professional Wrestling: Politics and Populism

by Sharon Mazer

A wildly popular form of mass media and live entertainment, professional wrestling makes a spectacle of violent acts. With its long history of working contemporary events into storylines and commenting upon cultural and military conflicts, professional wrestling is also intrinsically political. Its performance--theatricalities, machinations and conditions of production, figurations, and audiences--arises from and engages with the world around. Whether...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857427946
• ISBN13: 9780857427946
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Seagull Books
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"