Ford, Nick,  1956- <br/><br/>
Surfing and social theory :  experience, embodiment and narrative of the dream glide / 
Nick Ford and David Brown. 
 - viii, 204 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-196) and index. 
<br/><br/> 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 --  Conclusions and research directions.  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8. 
<br/><br/> "Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon - an 'alternative' sport, lifestyle and art form now 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." "Surfing and Social Theory provides students and researchers in sport, sociology, culture and geography with a new combination of perspectives, and a new research agenda."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0415334322 9780415334327 0415334330 9780415334334 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005007661 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Surfing--Social aspects<br/>Subculture
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV840.S8  / F67 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>797.32