"Riveting....A must-read history of daredevilry and gravity sports."--San Francisco Chronicle

"A welcome addition for those who teach sports studies... Used as a primer, this book provides readers with excellent introduction to the key sociological conce

This book provides the history and genealogy of an increasingly important subject: liminality. Coming to the fore in recent years in social and political theory

In recent years, there has been an increased engagement throughout the social sciences with the study of extreme places and practices. Dangerous games and adven

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