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"In recent years the body has become one of the most popular areas
of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Bodybuilding,
in particular, continues to be of interest to scholars of gender,
media, film, cultural studies and sociology. However, there is
surprisingly little scholarship available on contemporary
bodybuilding. Critical Readings in Bodybuilding is the first
collection to address the contemporary practice of bodybuilding,
especially the way in which the activity has become increasingly
more extreme and to consider much neglected debates of gender,
eroticism, and sexuality related to the activity. Featuring the
leading scholars of bodybuilding and the body as well as emerging
voices, this volume will be a key addition to the fields of
Sociology, Sport Studies, and Cultural Studies"--
In recent years the 'body' has become one of the most popular areas
of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Bodybuilding,
in particular, continues to be of interest to scholars of gender,
media, film, cultural studies and sociology. However, there is
surprisingly little scholarship available on contemporary
bodybuilding. Critical Readings in Bodybuilding is the first
collection to address the contemporary practice of bodybuilding,
especially the way in which the activity has become increasingly
more extreme and to consider much neglected debates of gender,
eroticism, and sexuality related to the activity. Featuring the
leading scholars of bodybuilding and the body as well as emerging
voices, this volume will be a key addition to the fields of
Sociology, Sport Studies, and Cultural Studies.
Consideration of the body as a subject for study has increased
in recent years with new technologies, forms of modification,
debates about obesity and issues of age being brought into focus by
the media. Drawing on contemporary culture, Body Studies: The
Basics introduces readers to the key concerns and debates
surrounding the study of the sociological body, cutting across
disciplines to cover topics which include:
- Nature vs. Culture: how we build and transform our bodies
- Conformity and resistance in bodily practice
- Issues of body image beauty, diet, exercise and age
- Sporting bodies and the pursuit of ideals
- Enfreakment, disability and monstrosity
- Cyborgs and virtual online bodies
With further reading signposted throughout, this accessible book
is essential reading for anyone studying the body through the lens
of sociology, cultural studies, sports studies, media studies and
gender studies; and all those with an interest in how the physical
body can be a social construct."
Consideration of the body as a subject for study has increased
in recent years with new technologies, forms of modification,
debates about obesity and issues of age being brought into focus by
the media. Drawing on contemporary culture, Body Studies: The
Basics introduces readers to the key concerns and debates
surrounding the study of the sociological body, cutting across
disciplines to cover topics which include:
- Nature vs. Culture: how we build and transform our bodies
- Conformity and resistance in bodily practice
- Issues of body image beauty, diet, exercise and age
- Sporting bodies and the pursuit of ideals
- Enfreakment, disability and monstrosity
- Cyborgs and virtual online bodies
With further reading signposted throughout, this accessible book
is essential reading for anyone studying the body through the lens
of sociology, cultural studies, sports studies, media studies and
gender studies; and all those with an interest in how the physical
body can be a social construct."
Title: The celebrated "moon story" its origin and incidents: with a
memoir of the author and an appendix, containing, I. An authentic
description of the moon: II. A new theory of the lunar surface in
relation to that of the earth.Author: Richard Adams LockePublisher:
Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed
bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926
contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works
about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early
1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery
and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil
War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and
abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an
up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere,
encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North
America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th
century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and
South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights
the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary
opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to
documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts,
newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and
more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of
original works are available via print-on-demand, making them
readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars,
and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from
various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this
title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to
insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington
LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04751100CollectionID:
CTRG04-B334PublicationDate: 18520101SourceBibCitation: Selected
Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to
AmericaNotes: A series of articles by Richard Adams Locke
originally published in the New York sun, August, 1835, under the
title "Great astronomical discoveries," which purported to be an
account of the discoveries of Sir John Herschel at the Cape of Good
Hope and which pretended to be reprinted from a supplement to the
Edinburgh Journal of science (then defunct). Has been ascribed on
insufficent evidence to Joseph Nicolas Nicollet. Date of
publication on cover: 1853.Collation: 143 p.; 17 cm
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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