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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.