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1 online resource |
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Routledge research in sports history |
| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: â#x80;#x98;We donâ#x80;#x99;t look on wrestling as a sportâ#x80;#x99;: introducing sporting entertainment; Fields, terrains and coordinates; Methodology; Structure of the book; Notes; Bibliography; 1. The field vs the stage; Scenes from a low life; Sparring in the most fashionable and scientifical style; Can the ancient sport be saved?; Compromise and contradiction; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 2. â#x80;#x98;Are the bouts rigged?â#x80;#x99;: The enduring possibility of sporting entertainment; Theatrical athletes |
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Manly Christian menIf anyone can do anything if there be money in it; The bad days are over; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 3. â#x80;#x98;Equally vociferous both for and againstâ#x80;#x99;: Compromise, conflict and pleasure; What the public wants, itâ#x80;#x99;s going to get; Perception and appreciation; We want blood, we want blood; What frightful needs are satisfied there?; All were cynical about wrestling; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 4. Villains, blue-eyes and the melodrama of celebrity; The fans hate him more each time they buy a ticket; A national concern; Slang-whang reporters; A splendid showman |
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Keeping his identity intact was an obsessionConclusion; Notes; Bibliography; 5. â#x80;#x98;Everything is eventually going to find its way on the goggle-boxâ#x80;#x99;: Television and spectacle; Something better than a ringside seat; Black masks, stomachs the size of saucepans and glittering gowns; Stuck in about 1955, and the world had changed; Entertain the public who will not otherwise pay to watch it; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Epilogue; Index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Wrestling -- Great Britain
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Wrestlers -- Great Britain
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Television broadcasting of sports -- Great Britain
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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.
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Television broadcasting of sports
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Wrestlers
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Wrestling
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351180429 |
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1351180428 |
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9781351180443 |
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9781351180436 |
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1351180436 |
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1351180444 |
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9781351180443 |
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9781351180412 |
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135118041X |
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