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Nicholas J Ford

Surfing and Social Theory

Experience, Embodiment and Narrative of the Dream Glide

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Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form 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. Core themes of mind and body, emotions and identity, aesthetics, style, and sensory experience are explored through a variety of topics, and particular attention is paid to:* evolving perceptions of the sea and the beach * the globalization of surfing… Mehr

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Produktdetails


Weitere Autoren: Brown, David
  • ISBN: 978-1-134-31406-5
  • EAN: 9781134314065
  • Produktnummer: 18407876
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
  • Seitenangabe: 216 S.
  • Plattform: PDF
  • Masse: 2'166 KB
  • Abbildungen: 28 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 9 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 3 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 16 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor


Nick Ford is Senior Lecturer in geography at the University of Exeter, UK. He is a lifelong surfer. David Brown is Lecturer in the sociology of sport and physical culture in the School of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Exeter, UK. His research focuses on qualitative socio-cultural understandings of the body, the self and society in sport and physical culture.

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