Body fascism :: salvation in the technology of physical fitness /

"Body Fascism views technology not simply as a tool for other projects, but as a project itself, producing its own realities, which Pronger argues are ultimately nihilistic. Indeed, he finds disquieting parallels between what technology has done to the environment and what it is doing to the bo...

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Main Author: Pronger, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, 2002.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:"Body Fascism views technology not simply as a tool for other projects, but as a project itself, producing its own realities, which Pronger argues are ultimately nihilistic. Indeed, he finds disquieting parallels between what technology has done to the environment and what it is doing to the body. Exploring fascinating intersections between postmodern Western and Zen approaches to life, he shows how the body's energy is vulnerable to insidious forms of exploitation as well as capable of harbouring the potential for transcendence." "The broad scope of this book makes it unique in the discipline, and it will be of interest not only to scholars in the fields of physical education, social science, science, and technology, but also to those who are personally drawn to modern technologies of physical fitness."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 276 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442671485
1442671483
1282022741
9781282022744
9786612022746
6612022744

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