LEADER 03570oam 2200565I 450 001 9910163879203321 005 20240505194517.0 010 $a1-317-28584-0 010 $a1-315-64338-3 010 $a1-317-28585-9 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315643380 035 $a(CKB)3710000001051182 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4799832 035 $a(OCoLC)971586523 035 $a(BIP)63345429 035 $a(BIP)64189156 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001051182 100 $a20180706d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA genealogy of male body building $efrom classical to freaky /$fDimitris Liokaftos 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aNew York, N.Y. ;$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (203 pages) $cillustrations, photographs 225 1 $aRoutledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society ;$v71 311 08$a1-138-35102-4 311 08$a1-138-18711-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aBodybuilding has become an increasingly dominant part of popular gym culture within the last century. Developing muscles is now seen as essential for both general health and high performance sport. At the more extreme end, the monstrous?built body has become a pop icon that continues to provoke fascination. This original and engaging study explores the development of male bodybuilding culture from the nineteenth century to the present day, tracing its transformations and offering a new perspective on its current extreme direction. Drawing on archival research, interviews, participant observation, and discourse analysis, this book presents a critical mapping of bodybuilding's trajectory. Following this trajectory through the wider sociocultural changes it has been a part of, a unique combination of historical and empirical data is used to investigate the aesthetics of bodybuilding and the shifting notions of the good body and human nature they reflect. This book will be fascinating reading for all those interested in the history and culture of bodybuilding, as well as for students and researchers of the sociology of sport, gender and the body. 410 0$aRoutledge research in sport, culture and society ;$v71. 606 $aBodybuilding$xSocial aspects 606 $aMasculinity 606 $aHuman body$xSocial aspects 615 0$aBodybuilding$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aMasculinity. 615 0$aHuman body$xSocial aspects. 676 $a796.41 676 $a613.71309 700 $aLiokafto$b Dimitris.$0910294 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163879203321 996 $aA genealogy of male body building$92037464 997 $aUNINA