03016oam 2200697I 450 991095626990332120251116173234.01-134-31405-11-134-31406-X1-280-24755-X97866102475540-203-41502-710.4324/9780203415023 (CKB)1000000000254126(EBL)258986(OCoLC)475975106(SSID)ssj0000254025(PQKBManifestationID)12048018(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254025(PQKBWorkID)10226884(PQKB)10291568(MiAaPQ)EBC258986(Au-PeEL)EBL258986(CaPaEBR)ebr10163589(CaONFJC)MIL24755(OCoLC)935232485(OCoLC)252743331(OCoLC)58563303(FINmELB)ELB143434(EXLCZ)99100000000025412620180331d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSurfing and social theory experience, embodiment and narrative of the dream glide /Nick Ford and David Brown1st ed.London ;New York Routledge2006London ;New York :Routledge,2006.1 online resource (217 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-33433-0 0-415-33432-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-196) and index.Introduction -- The enchanted sea : the evolving perceptions of the sea, coastscape and beach -- The narrative history and globalization of surfing -- Surfing as subculture and lifestyle -- Gendering the waves : surfing in the gender order and the gender order in surfing -- Surfing and surfed bodies : the embodiment of surfing -- The experience of surfing -- Conclusion and research directions.Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory, this book is the first sustained commentary on the contemporary social and cultural meaning of surfing. Core themes of mind and body, emotions and identity, aesthetics, style, and sensory experience are explored through a variety of topics, and particular attention is paid to:* evolving SurfingSocial aspectsSubcultureSurfingSocial aspects.Subculture.797.3/2Ford Nick1956-1891385Brown David1968 November 11-1891386MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956269903321Surfing and social theory4534371UNINA