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Populism and professional wrestling in the Sunbelt South : from rasslin' to sports entertainment / Christopher L. Stacey.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stacey, Christopher L., author.
- Series:
- Sport, identity, and culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wrestling--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Wrestling.
- Sports--Political aspects--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Sports.
- Political culture--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Political culture.
- Populism--Southern States--History--20th century.
- Populism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 141 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2024]
- Contents:
- The emergence of the trans-Mississippi region in the Sunbelt South, 1933-1983
- Rasslin' with race : race and political culture in the Memphis and Mid-South territories, 1959-1992
- Populism and kayfabe : identity and professional wrestling in Southern political culture in the 1970s and 80s
- Working, shooting, playing and kayfabe : the relationship between professional wrestling and legitimate' sports in the trans-Mississippi wrestling region
- "I couldn't carry a tune in a bucket' : music in the trans-Mississippi territories and the transition from rasslin' to sports entertainment
- Life, death, violence and kayfabe in the trans-Mississippi region
- The Hollywood outside agitator vs. the king of Memphis : the Jerry Lawler-Andy Kaufman wrestling feud and the political and cultural climate of the post-civil rights South, 1981-82
- The Death of kayfabe : the trans-Mississippi, the rise of corporate wrestling, and the disappearance of the territories, 1982-1995.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 17, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Stacey, Christopher L. Populism and professional wrestling in the Sunbelt South
- ISBN:
- 9781666951271
- 1666951277
- Publisher Number:
- 40032120338
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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