Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion

by Jesper Andreasson and Thomas Johansson

Book Overview

This book investigates extreme sports, defined as sports in which athletes challenge and transgress societal perceptions of what is humanly possible to achieve, in terms of physical training and bodily development/performance. Situated within a growing body of literature analysing the impact of new training trends on an individual's body, identity, lifestyle and perception of his/her social surroundings, Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies focuses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319972375
• ISBN13: 9783319972374
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"