Wrestling with the Past: How National Wrestling Lost Its Regional Heritage
Description:
Through a combination of stringent and deceptive corporate control of sources, as well as an academic blind spot on certain low-brow subcultures, there has been a lack of serious study of the various regional professional wrestling traditions that crossed the United States until the end of the 1980s. An in-depth examination of a wide range of books, newsletters, and interviews shows a rich history with a deep economic, social, and creative diversity that has been largely ignored as the industry…
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Date:
December 2018
Creator:
Treadway, William T.
Partner:
UNT Libraries