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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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.