UID:
almahu_9949597460402882
Format:
1 online resource (xiii, 270 pages) :
,
illustrations (black and white).
ISBN:
9780226820446
Series Statement:
Chicago scholarship online
Content:
Straight from the beaches of Hawaii comes an exciting new ethnography of a community of big-wave surfers. Oahu's Waimea Bay attracts the world's best big wave surfers - men and women who come to test their physical strength, courage, style, knowledge of the water, and love of the ocean. Sociologist Ugo Corte sees their fun as the outcome of social interaction within a community. Both as participant and observer, he examines how mentors, novices, and peers interact to create episodes of collective fun in a dangerous setting; how they push one another's limits, nourish a lifestyle, advance the sport and, in some cases, make a living based on their passion for the sport.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2022.
Additional Edition:
Print version : ISBN 9780226815442
Language:
English
Subjects:
Ethnology
URL:
Chicago scholarship online
