ISBN:
9781869402914
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
Online-Ressource (647 p)
Paralleltitel:
Print version Leisure and Pleasure : Reshaping and Revealing the New Zealand Body 1900-1960
DDC:
306.4613
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
This exploration of an unexpected aspect of New Zealand social history examines the human body at leisure in the years 1900-1960. This book studies bodybuilding, especially the famous strongman Eugen Sandow; growing ideas about fitness, health, and exercise; the rise of beauty contests; the culture of the beach and the pool; nudism; and children's play and the appearance of playgrounds. The central aim is to explore how bodies-men's, women's and children's-were shaped and displayed through various leisure pursuits in 20th-century New Zealand
Kurzfassung:
〈DIV〉This exploration of an unexpected aspect of New Zealand social history examines the human body at leisure in the years 1900-1960. This book studies bodybuilding, especially the famous strongman Eugen Sandow; growing ideas about fitness, health, and exercise; the rise of beauty contests; the culture of the beach and the pool; nudism; and children's play and the appearance of playgrounds. The central aim is to explore how bodies-men's, women's and children's-were shaped and displayed through various leisure pursuits in 20th-century New Zealand.〈br〉〈/div〉
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; One The Strongman Cometh; Two Sandow's Legacy; Three Beautiful Bodies1; Four In the Swim; Five Indecent Exposure?1; Six Swings and Roundabouts; Seven State Experiments; Conclusion; Bibliography; A, B, C; Index; D, E, F; G, H, I; J, K, L; M, N, O; P, Q, R; S, T, U; V, W, X; Y, Z; ALSO BY CAROLINE DALEY; Copyright
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record
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