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001 2011001224
003 DLC
005 20111019091536.0
008 110128s2011 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011001224
020 $a9780415878524 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aGV546.5$b.C75 2011
082 00 $a796.41$222
084 $aSPO006000$aSPO066000$aSPO012000$2bisacsh
245 00 $aCritical readings in bodybuilding /$cedited by Adam Locks and Niall Richardson.
260 $aNew York :$bRoutledge,$c2011.
263 $a1106
300 $ap. cm.
490 0 $aRoutledge research in sport, culture and society ;$v9
520 $a"In recent years the body has become one of the most popular areas of study in the arts, humanities and social sciences. Bodybuilding, in particular, continues to be of interest to scholars of gender, media, film, cultural studies and sociology. However, there is surprisingly little scholarship available on contemporary bodybuilding. Critical Readings in Bodybuilding is the first collection to address the contemporary practice of bodybuilding, especially the way in which the activity has become increasingly more extreme and to consider much neglected debates of gender, eroticism, and sexuality related to the activity. Featuring the leading scholars of bodybuilding and the body as well as emerging voices, this volume will be a key addition to the fields of Sociology, Sport Studies, and Cultural Studies"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650 0 $aBodybuilding$xSocial aspects.
650 0 $aHuman body$xSocial aspects.
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / Bodybuilding & Weight Training$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / Sociology of Sports$2bisacsh.
650 7 $aSPORTS & RECREATION / Essays$2bisacsh.
700 1 $aLocks, Adam.
700 1 $aRichardson, Niall.