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From skateboarding's distant origins in the 1940s to the heyday of the Z-Boys to Tony Hawk's lifelong and lucrative career as a professional skateboarding icon, this book showcases what skateboarding was in the past and what it's now evolved into.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Skateboarding Timeline 1. Introduction: Alternative and Mainstream 2. Origins and Development of Skateboarding 3. Venues for Creativity: Sites, Events, and Competitions 4. Pioneers and Heroes 5. Navigating the Built Environment: Technology and Physics 6. Future Trends Resource Guide Glossary Bibliography Index

About the Author

Becky Beal, PhD, is associate professor of kinesiology at California State University in Hayward, CA, where she teaches classes in the sociology and philosophy of sport.