Women and Fitness in American Culture

by Sarah Hentges

Book Overview

This book explores common representations and experiences of American fitness. It takes women's experiences as the center of inquiry toward an understanding of the function of fitness in our lives and in our culture-at-large. Ranging from 1968 to the present, from Jane Fonda to WiiFit, from revolution to institutionalization, from personal to political, and beyond, this book considers a broad range of topics from an interdisciplinary perspective:...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786474807
• ISBN13: 9780786474806
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher