{"product_id":"9783319972374","title":"Extreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion","description":"\u003ch1\u003eExtreme Sports, Extreme Bodies: Gender, Identities and Bodies in Motion\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAndreasson, Jesper; Johansson, Thomas\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eExtreme Sports, Extreme Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the gendered and embodied experiences of bodybuilding, Ironman triathlon, and mixed martial arts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Through their ethnographic analysis, Andreasson and Johansson present a unique and updated account of the increasing phenomenon of extreme sports and extreme bodies in contemporary Western society, grounded in the sociology of sport, body studies and embodiment literature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-09-06\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319972374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-97238-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 248\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44676966121612,"sku":"9783319972374","price":76.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319972374.jpg?v=1776028080","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319972374","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}