The World of Lucha Libre : Secrets, Revelations, and Mexican National Identity /

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Ethnography of Mexican professional wrestling by a female wrestler and scholar, showing how the sport is linked to national affirmations and counter-narratives.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levi, Heather, 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2008.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Wrestling > Social aspects.
Manners and customs.
SPORTS & RECREATION > Wrestling.
Lutte > Aspect social > Mexique.
Wrestling > Social aspects > Mexico.
Mexico.
Mexico > Social life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Staging contradiction
  • 2. Trade secrets and revelations
  • 3. Of charros and jaguars : the moral and social cosmos of lucha libre
  • 4. The wrestling mask
  • 5. A struggle between two strong men?
  • 6. Mediating the mask : lucha libre and circulation.

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