Surfing Life: Surface, Substructure and the Commodification of the SublimeSurfing Life is a study of surfing and social change that also provides insights into other experience-based contemporary subcultures and the nature of the self and social formations in contemporary society. Making use of extensive empirical material to support innovative theoretical approaches to social change, this book offers an analysis of the relationship between embodied experience, culture and the economy. |
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Surfing Life: Surface, Substructure and the Commodification of the Sublime Mark Stranger Limited preview - 2017 |
Surfing Life: Surface, Substructure and the Commodification of the Sublime Mark Stranger No preview available - 2020 |
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