Parkour, deviance and leisure in the late-capitalist city : an ethnography /

Taking us on an ethnographic journey into the spatially transgressive practice of parkour and freerunning, Parkour, Deviance and Leisure in the Late-Capitalist City: An Ethnography attempts to explain and untangle some of the contradictions that surround this popular lifestyle sport and its exclusio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raymen, Thomas (Author)
Format: e-Book
Language:English
Published: Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018.
Series:Emerald studies in deviant leisure
Subjects:
Parkour.
Sports & Recreation > Sociology of Sports.
Sociology: sport & leisure.
Online Access:Full-text access
Table of Contents:
  • Prelims
  • Chapter 1: The 'paradox' of Parkour
  • Chapter 2: Moving with the times: parkour, leisure and social change
  • Chapter 3: Ultra-realism, parkour and capitalist ideology
  • Chapter 4: Movers and shakers
  • Chapter 5: Zombie cities
  • Chapter 6: The parkour city
  • Chapter 7: 'Sorry lads (but I've got to move you on)'
  • Chapter 8: Conclusion and futures
  • References
  • Index.

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