Surfing and social theory : experience, embodiment and narrative of the dream glide / Nick Ford and David Brown.
"Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form now with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of...
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| Main Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2006.
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| Summary: | "Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form now with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory, this book is the first sustained commentary on the contemporary social and cultural meaning of surfing." "Surfing and Social Theory provides students and researchers in sport, sociology, culture and geography with a new combination of perspectives, and a new research agenda."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | viii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415334322 9780415334327 0415334330 9780415334334 |