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UNINA9910480971703321 |
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Autore |
Thosby Karen |
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Titolo |
Immersion : Marathon swimming, embodiment and identity / / Karen Thosby |
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Manchester, [England] : , : Manchester University Press, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-5261-1497-6 |
1-5261-0046-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (218 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sports - Sociological aspects |
Long distance swimming |
Belonging (Social psychology) |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previously issued in print: 2016. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Immersion is about the extreme sport of marathon swimming. Drawing on extensive (auto)ethnographic data, 'Immersion' explores the embodied and social processes of becoming a marathon swimmer and investigates how social belonging is produced and policed. Using marathon swimming as a lens, this foundation provides the basis for an exploration of what constitutes the 'good' body in contemporary neoliberal society across a range of sites including charitable swimming, fatness, gender and health. |
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