商品簡介
In this reference for general readers in middle school and up, Thorpe (U. of Waikato, New Zealand) draws on six years of research on snowboarding culture in Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the US. As part of her research, she interviewed 80 novice to professional snowboarders, as well as Olympic judges, snowboarding magazine editors and journalists, photographers and filmmakers, shop owners and employees, instructors and coaches, and equipment manufacturers and designers. To begin the book, the author explains the concept of 'extreme' as it applies to the cultural and physical environment of snowboarding, then outlines the history of snowboarding and reviews science related to the physics of freestyle snowboarding and avalanches. Also discussed are heroes of the sport and technical aspects of equipment, training, and rescues. The book includes a glossary and many b&w photos. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Holly Thorpe is lecturer in the Department of Sport and Leisure Studies at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, where she teaches courses on the social psychology of sport and physical culture.
