Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers: Craft, Creativity, and Cultural Heritage in Hawaii, California, and Australia 9780824838294
Over the last forty years, surfing has emerged from its Pacific islands origins to become a global industry. Since its b
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Table of contents :
Contents
Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Surfing Places, Surfboard Makers: A Historical Geography
Chapter 2. A Pacific Story: Surfboard Making in the Wood Era
Chapter 3. Foam Futures: Evolution of the Modern Surfboard Industry
Chapter 4. Made by Hand: A Custom System of Production
Chapter 5. Crafting Surfboards: Gender, Bodies, and Emotions
Chapter 6. Global Stoke: The Commercialization of Surfing
Chapter 7. Computer Shaping: Mechanized Surfboard Production
Chapter 8. Surfboard Making: New (and Uncertain) Horizons
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors
