Immersion : marathon swimming, embodiment and identity /
Immersion is about the extreme sport of marathon swimming. Drawing on extensive (auto)ethnographic data, 'Immersion' explores the embodied and social processes of becoming a marathon swimmer and investigates how social belonging is produced and policed. Using marathon swimming as a lens, t...
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Main Author: | Thosby, Karen (Author) |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Manchester :
Manchester University Press,
2016.
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Series: | New ethnographies.
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Online Access: | CONNECT CONNECT CONNECT |
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