1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996208159203316

Titolo

Cancer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York, NY], : [John Wiley & Sons], : American Cancer Society

ISSN

1097-0142

Disciplina

616

Soggetti

Cancer

Oncology

Oncology, Experimental

Cancer - Cytopathology - Periodicals

Medical Oncology

Neoplasms, Experimental

Cancer - Cytopathologie - Périodiques

Cancérologie

Cancérologie expérimentale

Cancer - Cytopathology

Oncologie

Kanker

Periodical

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Refereed/Peer-reviewed

Published: [Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, Inc.] : American Cancer Society, <2005->



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163879203321

Autore

Liokafto Dimitris.

Titolo

A genealogy of male body building : from classical to freaky / / Dimitris Liokaftos

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2017

ISBN

1-317-28584-0

1-315-64338-3

1-317-28585-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (203 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Collana

Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ; ; 71

Disciplina

796.41

613.71309

Soggetti

Bodybuilding - Social aspects

Masculinity

Human body - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

Bodybuilding has become an increasingly dominant part of popular gym culture within the last century. Developing muscles is now seen as essential for both general health and high performance sport. At the more extreme end, the monstrous built body has become a pop icon that continues to provoke fascination. This original and engaging study explores the development of male bodybuilding culture from the nineteenth century to the present day, tracing its transformations and



offering a new perspective on its current extreme direction.  Drawing on archival research, interviews, participant observation, and discourse analysis, this book presents a critical mapping of bodybuilding's trajectory. Following this trajectory through the wider sociocultural changes it has been a part of, a unique combination of historical and empirical data is used to investigate the aesthetics of bodybuilding and the shifting notions of the good body and human nature they reflect.  This book will be fascinating reading for all those interested in the history and culture of bodybuilding, as well as for students and researchers of the sociology of sport, gender and the body.