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Surfing and social theory : experience, embodiment, and narrative of the dream glide /

"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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ford, Nick, 1956-
Otros Autores: Brown, David, 1968 November 11-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The enchanted sea : the evolving perceptions of the sea, coastscape and beach
  • The narrative history and globalization of surfing
  • Surfing as subculture and lifestyle
  • Gendering the waves : surfing in the gender order and the gender order in surfing
  • Surfing and surfed bodies : the embodiment of surfing
  • The experience of surfing
  • Conclusion and research directions.