03570oam 2200565I 450 991016387920332120240505194517.01-317-28584-01-315-64338-31-317-28585-910.4324/9781315643380 (CKB)3710000001051182(MiAaPQ)EBC4799832(OCoLC)971586523(BIP)63345429(BIP)64189156(EXLCZ)99371000000105118220180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA genealogy of male body building from classical to freaky /Dimitris Liokaftos1st ed.New York, N.Y. ;London :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (203 pages) illustrations, photographsRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ;711-138-35102-4 1-138-18711-9 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.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.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. Routledge research in sport, culture and society ;71.BodybuildingSocial aspectsMasculinityHuman bodySocial aspectsBodybuildingSocial aspects.Masculinity.Human bodySocial aspects.796.41613.71309Liokafto Dimitris.910294MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910163879203321A genealogy of male body building2037464UNINA