Skateboarding between subculture and the Olympics : a youth culture under pressure from commercialization and sportification /

The inclusion of skateboarding as an official discipline in the 2020 Olympic Games marks the pinnacle of a decades-long process of commercialization and sportification. Is the tightly-knit subculture in danger of losing its very identity?This anthology creates an analytical framework for understandi...

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Other Authors: Kilberth, Veith, 1976- (Editor), Schwier, Jürgen (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2019]
Series:Body cultures.
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Online Access:CONNECT