The author traces the history of amateur and professional wrestling in Manitoba, Canada, from its origins in the 18th century to the Great Depression, focusing on the years after 1896 and
incorporating the wider social context to understand the values and attitudes of people living in Manitoba after 1896, when western Canada became a major destination for immigrants. He explores
the groups that participated in wrestling and the purpose they attached to it, whether different groups in terms of class and ethnicity found different meanings in the sport, how and why public
attitudes changed, whether public support for wrestling was based on social norms and whether their violation resulted in a decline in its popularity, and how wrestling illustrated debates
about the purpose of sport, expressions of masculinity, public conduct, and the position of immigrant and minority communities. Distributed in the US by Michigan State U. Press. Annotation
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