| Body Cultures: Essays on Sport, Space & Identity by Henning Eichberg Contributor(s): Bale, John (Editor), Philo, Chris (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415172322 ISBN-13: 9780415172325 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $308.75 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1997 Annotation: i Body Cultures /i explores the relationship between the body, sport and landscape. This book presents the first critically edited collection of Henning Eichberg's seven provocative essays into "body culture." Eichberg, a well-known scholar in continental Europe who draws upon the ideas of Elias, Focault, Habermas and others, is now attracting considerable interest from sociologists, historians and geographers. This collection has been extensively edited to highlight Eichberg's most important arguments and themes. The editors focus particularly on Eichberg's provocative claims about the notion of space: from the micro-scale of how human bodies "express" themselves or are formally "disciplined" through their movements in space, to the macro-scale of how bodies and cultures are invented and contested in connection with the self- identities they come to possess in given locations. Introductory essays provide clear explanations and interpretations as well as a biography of Eichberg. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Popular Culture - Sports & Recreation | Sports Psychology - Health & Fitness | Exercise - General |
| Dewey: 306.483 |
| LCCN: 97019206 |
| Lexile Measure: 1440 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 6.22" W x 9.58" (0.88 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Body Cultures explores the relationship between the body, sport and landscape. This book presents the first critically edited collection of Henning Eichberg's provocative essays into 'body culture'. Eichberg, a well-known scholar in continental Europe who draws upon the ideas of Elias, Focault, Habermas and others, is now attracting considerable interest from Anglo-American sociologists, historians and geographers. This collection has been extensively edited to highlight Eichberg's most important arguments and themes. Introductory essays from the editors and Susan Brownell provide clear explanations and interpretations as well as a biography of Eichberg. |
