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The world in the curl : an unconventional history of surfing / Peter Westwick and Peter Neushul.

by Westwick, Peter J.

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Crown Pub., c2013.

Surfing -- History.

9780307719485 (hc.)

405 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-392) and index.

Cradle of surfing -- Duke, Dillingham, and the Waikiki dream -- Dark side of paradise : race and sex in Hawaii -- Inventing Surfurbia : surfing to California -- War and surfing -- Surf boom -- Charlie don't surf : surfing and counterculture -- Surfing turns pro -- Engineering the coast -- Beating the crowds, literally and otherwise -- Surf tech -- Surfing at the frontiers -- Women and surfing : from flappers to Roxy Girl -- From Waikiki to Wall Street -- World in the curl.

"Despite its rebellious, outlaw reputation, or perhaps because of it, surfing occupies a central place in the American – and global – imagination, embodying the tension between romantic counterculture ideals and middle-class values, between an individualistic communion with nature and a growing commitment to commerce and technology. In examining the enduring widespread appeal of surfing in both myth and reality, The World in the Curl offers a fresh angle on the remarkable rise of the sport and its influence on modern life."--Book jacket.

Neushul, Peter.

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