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Autore |
Liokafto Dimitris. |
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Titolo |
A genealogy of male body building : from classical to freaky / / Dimitris Liokaftos |
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New York, N.Y. ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2017 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-28584-0 |
1-315-64338-3 |
1-317-28585-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
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Collana |
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Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ; ; 71 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bodybuilding - Social aspects |
Masculinity |
Human body - Social aspects |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Historical and theoretical coordinates of bodybuilding's trajectory -- 2. Building 'Perfect' bodies : the restorative model of the Early Period (1880s-1930s) -- 3. From 'Ideal Manhood' to 'Muscle for Muscle's Sake' : shift of paradigm to the Middle Period (1940s-1970s) -- 4. Breaking boundaries : freaky bodies and the paradigm of elite sport performance -- 5. Machine, animal, hardcore : freak as dominant approach to the embodied practice, aesthetic of representation, and group identity -- 6. A monstrous practice for producing the monstrous body : drug use for bodybuilding purposes -- 7. Extreme sport and corporate entertainment : the freaky body as commodified spectacle. |
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