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Routledge Critical Studies in Sport
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This collection of innovative studies represents the first serious academic investigation of lifestyle or extreme sports, such as snowboarding, skateboarding, and surfing. An exciting team of international authors argue that these activities are based around a very different set of... read more
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- Wheaton
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- Kincheloe
- P.
- Lewis
- Cole
- Wilson
- Tomlinson
- Laberge
- Heidegger
- Sabo
- Noll
- Donnelly
- Robinson
- Gabbard
- Michael
- Sydor
- Connell
- Midol
- Steinberg
- Greenfeld
- Hargreaves
- Whitson
- Heywood
- Anderson
- Alex
- Andrews
- Koerner
First Sentence edit
In May 2002 in a poll conducted by a 'teen' marketing firm in the USA, skateboarding star Tony Hawk was voted the 'coolest big time athlete' ahead of 'mainstream' mega-sport celebrities such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods (Layden 2002).
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Routledge Critical Studies in Sport. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Belinda Wheaton (Author)
Classification edit
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- Dewey: 796.046
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Sociology
- Books › Sports › Extreme Sports
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