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Endurance Running: A Socio-Cultural Examination

Endurance Running: A Socio-Cultural Examination

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Series: Routledge Research in Sport, Culture and Society

Sports GeneralTrack & FieldRunning & Jogging

ISBN10: 1138067857
ISBN13: 9781138067851
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 28 2017
Pages: 264
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.58 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Running is a fundamental human activity and holds an important place in popular culture. In recent decades it has exploded in popularity as a leisure pursuit, with marathons and endurance challenges exerting a strong fascination. This is the first book to examine running and endurance through a socio-cultural lens. Based on original qualitative research from sport sociology, anthropology and history, the book examines how we conceptualise endurance, why we run and with what outcomes, and whether the ability to endure is an innate human characteristic or a socially-constructed concept. It is fascinating reading for anybody working in the sociology of sport or the body, or cultural studies.

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