Fighting for Recognition: Identity, Masculinity, and the Act of Violence in Professional Wrestling 9780822376408

In this riveting ethnography, R. Tyson Smith takes readers into the world of independent professional wrestling, where y

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Fighting for Recognition: Identity, Masculinity, and the Act of Violence in Professional Wrestling
9780822376408

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