{"product_id":"the-thrill-makers-celebrity-masculinity-and-stunt-performance-0520270894","title":"The Thrill Makers: Celebrity, Masculinity, and Stunt Performance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0520270894\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smith, Jacob\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWell before Evel Knievel or Hollywood stuntmen, reality television or the X Games, North America had a long tradition of stunt performance, of men (and some women) who sought media attention and popular fame with public feats of daring. Many of these feats-jumping off bridges, climbing steeples and buildings, swimming incredible distances, or doing tricks with wild animals-had their basis in the manual trades or in older entertainments like the circus. In The Thrill Makers, Jacob Smith shows how turn-of-the-century bridge jumpers, human flies, lion tamers, and stunt pilots first drew crowds to their spectacular displays of death-defying action before becoming a crucial, yet often invisible, component of Hollywood film stardom. Smith explains how these working-class stunt performers helped shape definitions of American manhood, and pioneered a form of modern media celebrity that now occupies an increasingly prominent place in our contemporary popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942369001760,"sku":"NEW0520270894","price":46.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/51cZJKTFoLL._SL1200_QL70.jpg?v=1785791077","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-thrill-makers-celebrity-masculinity-and-stunt-performance-0520270894","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}