Sailing and Social Class

by Alan O'Connor

This book explores the sociology of sailing and yachting. Drawing on original research, and employing a theoretical framework based on the work of Pierre Bourdieu, the book argues that sailing is, still, an upper-middle-class activity that has much to tell us about the wider sociology of leisure and sport.

The book examines the historical foundations of blue-water sailing as established by naval and colonial shipping, to trace the roots...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032703571
• ISBN13: 9781032703572
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"