Selling heroes : trangression and identity in contemporary American professional wrestling

In the past decade, American professional wrestling has moved from the fringes of mainstream entertainment to its centre, from a cult-favourite to a contemporary cultural phenomenon. This study consists of a series of interviews used to examine the shift in hero construction between two distinct per...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jaswal, Harvey S.
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/16844