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Item specifics
- Condition
- PublishedOn
- 2014-04-01
- ISBN
- 9780810879256
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Scarecrow Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0810879255
ISBN-13
9780810879256
eBay Product ID (ePID)
170143765
Product Key Features
Book Title
Historical Dictionary of Wrestling
Number of Pages
444 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Dictionaries, Reference, Wrestling
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Reference, Sports & Recreation
Book Series
Historical Dictionaries of Sports Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
29 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-032925
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"An opening chronology covers 708 BCE (wrestling added to the Olympics) to 2013 (wrestling dropped from, then reinstated to the Olympics; Wrestlemania 29). The introduction goes into more detail, alternating between sport and sports entertainment (e.g., "20th-Century Amateur Wrestling--1920-1948"; "20th-Century Professional Wrestling--Post-World War II"). . . .Dictionary entries range from a few lines to two pages and include people (e.g., Gorgeous George; Vincent K. McMahon; Dan Gable), organizations (e.g., World Wrestling Entertainment; Amateur Athletic Union), terms (e.g., lucha libre; kayfabe; featherweight). Entries give basic biographical information, titles held, postretirement activities, and occasional odd asides. . . .[R]esearchers in need of a reputable source to cite for basic data have it here. Cross-references and see/see also references are provided. The many appendixes include lists of champions for amateur wrestling, and real and ring names for professional wrestling. The bibliography may be useful for researchers. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers." -- Choice Reviews "Wrestling in its pure form--at the high school, college, and Olympic levels--is an exciting, unpredictable, and very competitive sport. Monday night wrestling, or 'wraslin' is not. There is a reason for the 'E' in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is all about entertainment and this latest volume in the publisher's Historical Dictionaries of Sports reflects the scripted version of wrestling. Although various wrestling holds, moves, and history are included, Grasso's work is more about Monday Night Raw and other professional organizations--the televised versions. Readers will find out more about Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and Bret Harte than wrestling in its amateur form. The dictionary is an alphabetic listing of who, what, and when with a chronology, abbreviation list, and brief introduction included. Eleven appendixes document various features such as nicknames, hall of fame wrestlers, and prominent pay-per-view WWE events. There are references to NCAA champions and Olympic wrestling but the heavy emphasis is clearly the hulking athletes and entertainers who come alive on weekly television and now the newly launched WWE network." -- American Reference Books Annual, An opening chronology covers 708 BCE (wrestling added to the Olympics) to 2013 (wrestling dropped from, then reinstated to the Olympics; Wrestlemania 29). The introduction goes into more detail, alternating between sport and sports entertainment (e.g., "20th-Century Amateur Wrestling--1920-1948"; "20th-Century Professional Wrestling--Post-World War II"). . . .Dictionary entries range from a few lines to two pages and include people (e.g., Gorgeous George; Vincent K. McMahon; Dan Gable), organizations (e.g., World Wrestling Entertainment; Amateur Athletic Union), terms (e.g., lucha libre; kayfabe; featherweight). Entries give basic biographical information, titles held, postretirement activities, and occasional odd asides. . . .[R]esearchers in need of a reputable source to cite for basic data have it here. Cross-references and see/see also references are provided. The many appendixes include lists of champions for amateur wrestling, and real and ring names for professional wrestling. The bibliography may be useful for researchers. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and general readers., Wrestling in its pure form--at the high school, college, and Olympic levels--is an exciting, unpredictable, and very competitive sport. Monday night wrestling, or 'wraslin' is not. There is a reason for the 'E' in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is all about entertainment and this latest volume in the publisher's Historical Dictionaries of Sports reflects the scripted version of wrestling. Although various wrestling holds, moves, and history are included, Grasso's work is more about Monday Night Raw and other professional organizations--the televised versions. Readers will find out more about Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and Bret Harte than wrestling in its amateur form. The dictionary is an alphabetic listing of who, what, and when with a chronology, abbreviation list, and brief introduction included. Eleven appendixes document various features such as nicknames, hall of fame wrestlers, and prominent pay-per-view WWE events. There are references to NCAA champions and Olympic wrestling but the heavy emphasis is clearly the hulking athletes and entertainers who come alive on weekly television and now the newly launched WWE network., Wrestling in its pure form--at the high school, college, and Olympic levels--is an exciting, unpredictable, and very competitive sport. Monday night wrestling, or 'wraslin' is not. There is a reason for the 'E' in World Wrestling Entertainment. It is all about entertainment and this latest volume in the publisher's Historical Dictionaries of Sports reflects the scripted version of wrestling. Although various wrestling holds, moves, and history are included, Grasso's work is more about Monday Night Raw and other professional organizations--the televised versions. Readers will find out more about Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, and Bret Harte than wrestling in its amateur form. The dictionary is an alphabetic listing of who, what, and when with a chronology, abbreviation list, and brief introduction included. Eleven appendixes document various features such as nicknames, hall of fame wrestlers, and prominent pay-per-view WWE events. There are references to NCAA champions and Olympic wrestling but the heavy emphasis is clearly the hulking athletes and entertainers who come alive on weekly television and now the newly launched WWE network.pic wrestling but the heavy emphasis is clearly the hulking athletes and entertainers who come alive on weekly television and now the newly launched WWE network.pic wrestling but the heavy emphasis is clearly the hulking athletes and entertainers who come alive on weekly television and now the newly launched WWE network.pic wrestling but the heavy emphasis is clearly the hulking athletes and entertainers who come alive on weekly television and now the newly launched WWE network.
Dewey Decimal
796.81203
Synopsis
Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings in France that depict memorable matches, which are over 15,000 years old. Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using most of the holds known to the modern-day sport. Wrestling was also a big part of ancient Greek literature and legend and historical records of sport indicate that wrestling under various sets of rules was contested at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. Today's modern wrestling is a form of "sports entertainment" in which highly skilled athletes enact wrestling matches in such a way so that their opponents do not get hurt and the matches' endings are scripted (although the audience is not aware of the script). This Historical Dictionary of Wrestling covers the history of Wrestling through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important amateur and professional wrestling, wrestling personalities, announcers, managers and promoters from all eras, and wrestling organizations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Wrestling., This dictionary covers Wrestling's history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important amateur and professional wrestling, wrestling personalities, announcers, wrestling organizations, and managers and promoters from all eras., Wrestling as a legitimate contest is one of the oldest, if not the oldest form of sport. There are cave drawings in France that depict memorable matches, which are over 15,000 years old. Egyptian and Babylonian reliefs depict wrestling bouts where wrestlers are using most of the holds known to the modern-day sport. Wrestling was also a big part of ancient Greek literature and legend and historical records of sport indicate that wrestling under various sets of rules was contested at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece. Today's modern wrestling is a form of "sports entertainment" in which highly skilled athletes enact wrestling matches in such a way so that their opponents do not get hurt and the matches' endings are scripted (although the audience is not aware of the script).This Historical Dictionary of Wrestling covers the history of Wrestling through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on important amateur and professional wrestling, wrestling personalities, announcers, managers and promoters from all eras, and wrestling organizations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of Wrestling.
LC Classification Number
GV1195.G73 2013
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