Making the American body [electronic resource] : the remarkable saga of the men and women whose feats, feuds, and passions shaped fitness history / Jonathan Black.
Black, Jonathan, 1943-
2013
GV510.U5 B53 2013eb
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Title Making the American body [electronic resource] : the remarkable saga of the men and women whose feats, feuds, and passions shaped fitness history / Jonathan Black.
Author Black, Jonathan, 1943-
ISBN 9780803248922 electronic book
9780803243705
Imprint Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2013.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xv, 223 p.) : ill.
Call Number GV510.U5 B53 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 613.7
Summary "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. ... With insights drawn from more than fifty interviews and attention to key developments in bodybuilding, aerobics, equipment, health clubs, running, sports medicine, group exercise, Pilates, and yoga, Making the American Body reveals how a focus on fitness has shaped not only our physiques but also, and more profoundly, American ideas of what 'fitness' is."--From publisher description.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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