TY - BOOK ID - 78140866 TI - Surfing and social theory AU - Ford, Nick AU - Brown, David PY - 2006 SN - 1134314051 113431406X 128024755X 9786610247554 0203415027 9780203415023 6610247552 9781134314010 1134314019 9781134314058 9781134314065 0415334322 9780415334327 0415334330 9780415334334 0415334322 9780415334327 0415334330 9780415334334 9781280247552 PB - London Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Surfing KW - Subculture. KW - Subcultures KW - Culture KW - Ethnopsychology KW - Social groups KW - Counterculture KW - Body surfing KW - Surf riding KW - Surfboard riding KW - Surfboarding KW - Surfriding KW - Aquatic sports KW - Social aspects. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78140866 AB - 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 ER -