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Parkour and the City

- Risk, Masculinity, and Meaning in a Postmodern Sport

About Parkour and the City

In the increasingly popular sport of parkour, athletes run, jump, climb, flip, and vault through city streetscapes. In Parkour and the City, Jeffrey L. Kidder examines the ways in which this internet-friendly twenty-first-century sport involves a creative appropriation of urban spaces as well as a method of everyday risk-taking by a youth culture that valorizes individuals who successfully manage danger.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813571959
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 256
  • Published:
  • April 19, 2017
  • Dimensions:
  • 228x155x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 354 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 12, 2024

Description of Parkour and the City

In the increasingly popular sport of parkour, athletes run, jump, climb, flip, and vault through city streetscapes. In Parkour and the City, Jeffrey L. Kidder examines the ways in which this internet-friendly twenty-first-century sport involves a creative appropriation of urban spaces as well as a method of everyday risk-taking by a youth culture that valorizes individuals who successfully manage danger.

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