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5 produkter

1. 

   Essence of Strength

   Selected Essays on Physical Culture

   Av John D Fair

   Häftad, 2026

   591 kr

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   Much has been written for popular consumption about the great moments, movements, and motives that have shaped the development of modern weightlifting and bodybuilding, but only since the 1970s has it received the attention and respect of research scholars at institutions of higher learning. The …

2. 

   Muscletown USA

   Bob Hoffman and the Manly Culture of York Barbell

   Av John D. Fair

   Häftad, 1999

   535 kr

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   From the 1930s to the 1980s, the capital of weightlifting in America was York, Pennsylvania, the home of the York Barbell Company. Bob Hoffman, the founder of York Barbell, propagated an ideology of success for Americans seeking physical improvement. Often called the "Father of World …

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   Muscles in the Movies

   Perfecting the Art of Illusion

   Av John D. Fair, David L. Chapman

   Inbunden, 2020

   643 kr

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   John Fair and David Chapman tell the story of how film-makers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of …

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   Tommy Kono

   The Life of America's Greatest Weightlifter

   Av John D. Fair

   Häftad, 2023

   517 kr

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   In a career spanning three decades, weightlifter Tommy Kono won three Olympic medals and eight world championships, captured 11 U.S. national and three Pan-American titles, and set 26 world records--all before the advent of steroids. A Nisei American, Kono was interned at Tule Lake, California, …

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   Mr. America

   The Tragic History of a Bodybuilding Icon

   Av John D. Fair

   Häftad, 2015

   399 kr

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   For most of the twentieth century, the "Mr. America" image epitomized muscular manhood. From humble beginnings in 1939 at a small gym in Schenectady, New York, the Mr. America Contest became the world’s premier bodybuilding event over the next thirty years. Rooted in ancient Greek virtues of …