dimanche 11 septembre 2011

Ringside: A History Of Professional Wrestling In America - Scott M. Beekman

ringside: a history of professional wrestling in america - scott m. beekman
ringside: a history of professional wrestling in america - scott m. beekman

The biggest question about pro wrestling is, Why, when it's one of the oldest and most consistently popular sports in history, does it maintain an unshakable reputation as marginal, disreputable, and sleazy? The book's author--a history professor and not a slavish fan of the sport--begins at the beginning, with a discussion of wrestling's worldwide history and appeal. Then he zeroes in on the U.S., with which pro wrestling has become inextricably linked. It's a story of sportsmanship, ego, celebrity, greed, and rivalry. It's just like any other sports story, in other words, and that's the book's central theme: for all its image problems, pro wrestling is, when you come right down to it, a sport like any other. An eye--opening reappraisal of a much--maligned sport, and (for wrestling fans) perhaps a much-needed vindication. David Pitt
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