Empire in waves : a political history of surfing / Scott Laderman.

Surfing today evokes many things: thundering waves, warm beaches, bikinis and lifeguards, and carefree pleasure. But is the story of surfing really as simple as popular culture suggests? In this first international political history of the sport, Scott Laderman shows that while wave riding is indeed...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Laderman, Scott, 1971-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2014.
©2014.
Series:Sport in world history ; 1.
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Table of Contents:
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: A Political History of Surfing
  • 1 · How Surfing Became American: The Imperial Roots of Modern Surf Culture
  • 2 · A World Made Safe for Discovery: Travel, Cultural Diplomacy, and the Politics of Surf Exploration
  • 3 · Paradise Found: The Discovery of Indonesia and the Surfing Imagination
  • 4 · When Surfing Discovered It Was Political: Confronting South African Apartheid
  • 5 · Industrial Surfing: The Commodification of Experience
  • Epilogue: A New Millennium
  • Notes
  • Index.