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Surfing
Hardback Edition: 1
One of the most comprehensive visual histories to-date of the sport and culture of surfing. It brings together two and a half years of meticulous research with institutions, collections, and photographic archives around the world to trace the visual history of surfing from its first
description by Captain Cook in 1778 to today's global phenomenon. Divided into five chronological chapters, with essays by top surfing journalists, it examines and celebrates the evolution of surfing both on and off the water, as a sport, a lifestyle and a philosophy.
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This platinum tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together more than 900 images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy.The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and multi-platform phenomenon of today.
Utilizing institutions, collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and with accompanying essays by the world s top surf journalists, it celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20 million practitioners and countless more devotees, and as a leading influence on fashion, film, art, and music.An unrivaled tribute to the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has declared There has never been a book like this, and there will never be another one again. "
Review Quotes:For those with curious minds or dedicated to the activity, this large and complex volume contains nearly every facet of information about the history of surfing, which began as early as 1778 in Tahiti. Bringing together over 900 images and numerous essays to chart its evolution as a sport, lifestyle, and philosophy not to mention its influence on fashion, film, art, and music the results are a wonderful tribute to all things surfing. "
Pages : 592
Publisher : Taschen
Publication date : 2016-02-17
Subjects: Non-fiction, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure