Sharon Mazer: 2 books
Steel Chair to the Head
The Pleasure and Pain of Professional Wrestling
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2005
The antagonists—oiled, shaved, pierced, and tattooed; the glaring lights; the pounding music; the shouting crowd: professional wrestling is at once spectacle, sport, and business. Steel Chair to the Head provides a multifaceted look at the popular phenomenon of pro wrestling. The contributors combine...
Professional Wrestling
Sport and Spectacle
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1998
Professional wrestling is often seen as a suspect sport and marginal entertainment. It is also one of the most popular performance practices in the United States and around the world, drawing millions of spectators to live events and televised broadcasts. That its display of violence is at once simulated...