Surfer Girls in the New World Order

by Krista Comer

Book Overview

In Surfer Girls in the New World Order , Krista Comer explores surfing as a local and global subculture, looking at how the culture of surfing has affected and been affected by girls, from baby boomers to members of Generation Y. Her analysis encompasses the dynamics of international surf tourism in Sayulita, Mexico, where foreign women, mostly middle-class Americans, learn to ride the waves at a premier surf camp and local women work as manicurists,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822348055
• ISBN13: 9780822348054
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"