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Empire in waves : a political history of surfing /

Surfing today evokes many things: thundering waves, warm beaches, bikinis and lifeguards, and carefree pleasure. But is the story of surfing really as simple as popular culture suggests? In this first international political history of the sport, Scott Laderman shows that while wave riding is indeed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Laderman, Scott, 1971-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2014.
©2014
Colección:Sport in world history ; 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A Political History of Surfing
  • 1 · How Surfing Became American: The Imperial Roots of Modern Surf Culture
  • 2 · A World Made Safe for Discovery: Travel, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Politics of Surf Exploration
  • 3 · Paradise Found: The Discovery of Indonesia and the Surfing Imagination
  • 4 · When Surfing Discovered It Was Political: Confronting South African Apartheid
  • 5 · Industrial Surfing: The Commodification of Experience
  • Epilogue: A New Millennium
  • Notes
  • Index.