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OverviewTraces the demise of wrestling’s old Mafia-like territories and the rise of a national marketing base thanks to cable television, deregulation, and a culture-wide nervous breakdown. Naturally, the figure of WWE’s Vince McMahon lurks throughout, but equally evident is the public’s late-empire lust for bread, circuses, and blood. As this book demonstrates, the more cartoonishly unreal wrestling got, the more chillingly real it became. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Irvin MuchnickPublisher: ECW Press,Canada Imprint: ECW Press,Canada Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.288kg ISBN: 9781550227611ISBN 10: 1550227610 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 01 April 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsA few hundred years from now some archeologist is going to dig up a copy, alongside a box of men's neckties, and wonder which aspect of our culture was stranger . . . In a world of timid, formulaic scrivenings on sports and entertainment and sports entertainment, Wrestling Babylon is a sock on the jaw. --Bert Randolph Sugar, from the Foreword """"Wrestling Babylon"" is the literary link between fans (including closet intellectuals) and intellectuals (including closet fans)."" --John Heindenry, executive editor, ""The Week"" magazine ""A few hundred years from now some archeologist is going to dig up a copy, alongside a box of men's neckties, and wonder which aspect of our culture was stranger . . . In a world of timid, formulaic scrivenings on sports and entertainment and sports entertainment, ""Wrestling Babylon"" is a sock on the jaw."" --Bert Randolph Sugar, from the Foreword ""Irv Muchnick knows wrestling like Anna Wintour knows fashion, and his intriguing collection of ring tales is written with passion and savage humor."" --Frank Deford, bestselling author and National Public Radio contributor ""Like his uncle Sam Muchnick, Irv is a great reporter. But Irv is also a great writer."" --Larry Matysik, author, ""Wrestling at the Chase: The Inside Story of Sam Muchnick and the Legends of Professional Wrestling"" ""Loaded with detailed and well-researched goodies."" --""New York Post"" ""The only problem with this wonderful book is that it ends too soon."" ""--BeyondChron"" ""The wrestling version of ""Alice in Wonderland"": You fall into the hole and you discover a world you never dreamed of. But Muchnick didn't dream this stuff up, he dug it up."" --Scott Ostler, sports columnist, ""San Francisco Chronicle"" ""Muchnick on wrestling is a surreal thing."" -Roy Blount, Jr. ""The wrestling version of ""Alice in Wonderland"" You fall into the hole and you discover a world you never dreamed of. But Muchnick didn't dream this stuff up, he dug it up."" --Scott Ostler, sports columnist, ""San Francisco Chronicle"" ""Muchnick on wrestling is a surreal thing."" -- Roy Blount, Jr. ""Muchnick on wrestling is a surreal thing."" --Roy Blount, Jr. Author InformationIrvin Muchnick is a writer whose work has appeared in publications ranging from The New York Times to Penthouse. He is the nephew of legendary wrestling promoter Sam Muchnick. He lives in Berkeley, California. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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