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Skateboarding - The Ultimate Guide

English · Hardback

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Informationen zum Autor Becky Beal , PhD, is associate professor of kinesiology at California State University in Hayward, CA, where she teaches classes in the sociology and philosophy of sport. Klappentext From skateboarding's distant origins in the 1940s to the heyday of the Z-Boys to Tony Hawk's lifelong and lucrative career as a professional skateboarding icon, this book showcases what skateboarding was in the past and what it's now evolved into.In the last half century, skateboarding has evolved from a simple, idyllic child's pastime that originated in southern California to becoming a worldwide youth culture phenomenon. This now-mainstream action sport has spawned a multi-billion-dollar commercial market for skateboarding equipment, skateboard-related media and entertainment, as well as skate-inspired softgoods like clothing, shoes, and accessories; and it is likely to soon become an Olympic sport. Skateboarding: The Ultimate Guide is brimming with fascinating history and engaging stories from skateboarding's 60-odd year existence and evolution. Covering the action sport's origins, myriad breakthrough developments, pioneering heroes, both "street style" and "vert" or ramp skating, unique popular culture, and likely future, this book will delight anyone with an interest in this individualistic and compelling athletic pursuit. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Skateboarding Timeline 1. Introduction: Alternative and Mainstream 2. Origins and Development of Skateboarding 3. Venues for Creativity: Sites, Events, and Competitions 4. Pioneers and Heroes 5. Navigating the Built Environment: Technology and Physics 6. Future Trends Resource Guide Glossary Bibliography Index

Product details

Authors Becky Beal, Rebecca Beal
Publisher Greenwood Press
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 09.01.2013
 
EAN 9780313381126
ISBN 978-0-313-38112-6
Dimensions 163 mm x 243 mm x 16 mm
Series Greenwood Guides to Extreme Sp
Subject Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general)

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