About this title: Figure skating is one of the most popular spectator sports in the USA, yet it eludes definitive categorization. In this work, Ellyn Kastnbaum examines figure skating from multiple perspectives: as sport, as performance, and even as spectacle, guiding the reader through both the technical aspects of skating and the sometimes convoluted roles of figure skating competition. Using readings of skating events at the 1994 and 1998 Olympic Games, she argues that figure skating is a language, one whose meaning is inflected by the culture at large. In particular, she looks at the ways in which race, ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Wesleyan
Date Published: 2003-05-21
ISBN-13:9780819566423ISBN:081956642X
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780819566416ISBN:0819566411
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Date Published: 2003
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Date Published: 2003
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Wesleyan Publishing House
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780819566416ISBN:0819566411
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Description: Good. 0819566411 Good condition. May have some markings & or shelfwear. All pages intact. Used items may not include extras such as infotrac, CD or other web access codes. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: WESLEYAN UNIV PR
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780819566423ISBN:081956642X
Description: Figure skating is one of the most popular spectator sports in the U.S., yet it eludes definitive categorization. In this engaging new book, Ellyn Kestnbaum examines figure skating from multiple perspectives: as sport, as performance, and even as spec... read more
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