An investigation into the increasing popularity of adventure sports like bungy jumping, surfing and parkour. Taking an ethnographic approach, the book examines what attracts humans to interact with extreme landscapes and the impact such interactions have on society as a whole, the individuals involved and the landscapes themselves. The book also addresses how best to reconcile enjoyment of adventure sports with a moral responsibility towards the environment.
An investigation into the increasing popularity of adventure sports like bungy jumping, surfing and parkour. Taking an ethnographic approach, the book examines what attracts humans to interact with extreme landscapes and the impact such interactions have on society as a whole, the individuals involved and the landscapes themselves. The book also addresses how best to reconcile enjoyment of adventure sports with a moral responsibility towards the environment.
Patrick Laviolette, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, Estonian Institute of Humanities, Tallinn University, Estonia
Inhaltsangabe
List of Box Inserts List of Figures Preamble Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction - Fearless Theorising 1. Poetic Experience Literary Encounters 2. An Auto-Ethnography of Adventurous Innovation 3. Risk Rescue & Recreation 4. Through Seascape and Sewer - Shallow Green to Full Brown 5. Re-Materialising Liminal Objects 6. Eclipsing Reason - Ritualising Hazards 7. Conclusion Landscaping Leisure and the Accelerated Flâneur References Index
List of Box Inserts List of Figures Preamble Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction - Fearless Theorising 1. Poetic Experience Literary Encounters 2. An Auto-Ethnography of Adventurous Innovation 3. Risk Rescue & Recreation 4. Through Seascape and Sewer - Shallow Green to Full Brown 5. Re-Materialising Liminal Objects 6. Eclipsing Reason - Ritualising Hazards 7. Conclusion Landscaping Leisure and the Accelerated Flâneur References Index
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