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Making the American Body

The Remarkable Saga of the Men and Women Whose Feats, Feuds, and Passions Shaped Fitness History

Jonathan Black

Making the American Body
Making the American Body

Making the American Body

The Remarkable Saga of the Men and Women Whose Feats, Feuds, and Passions Shaped Fitness History

Jonathan Black

Hardback / gebonden | Engels
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Omschrijving

If you thought the fitness craze was about being healthy, think again. In the first book to tell the full story of the American obsession with fitness and how we got to where we are today, Jonathan Black gives us a backstage look at an industry and the people that have left an indelible mark on the American body and the consciousness it houses.

Making the American Body is a fascinating and informative sprint through the history of body worship from the classical Greeks to the present-day fanatics of fitness.”—Pat Jordan, author of A False Spring



"In Making the American Body, Jonathan Black masterfully explores the many twists and evolutions of the fitness industry, from barbells to exercise machines to today's health clubs."—Jeff Friend, Foreword Reviews

"An interesting history of physical fitness in America."—Karen Sutherland, Library Journal

"An engrossing history of fitness in the United States. . . . A must-read for fitness buffs and beefy enough to whet the appetite of even the most inert couch potato."—Kirkus Reviews

"The antecedents of the American fitness industry are varied and fascinating, and journalist Black . . . does a superb job of chronicling them."—Publishers Weekly

"As a book for a popular audience, it will be of interest to diverse readers."—J. L. Croissant, CHOICE

Jonathan Black is a veteran of magazine editing, and his work has appeared in the New York Times, Inc., Forbes, GQ, and the American Spectator. He is the author of Yes, You Can! Behind the Hype and Hustle of the Motivation Biz and has taught at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

Specificaties

  • Uitgever
    University of Nebraska Press
  • Verschenen
    nov. 2013
  • Bladzijden
    264
  • Genre
    Geschiedenis van Amerika
  • Afmetingen
    229 x 152 mm
  • EAN
    9780803243705
  • Hardback / gebonden
    Hardback / gebonden
  • Taal
    Engels

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