Becky Beal: 2 books
by Becky Beal
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
In the last half century, skateboarding has evolved from a simple, idyllic child's pastime that originated in southern California to becoming a worldwide youth culture phenomenon. This now-mainstream action sport has spawned a multi-billion-dollar commercial market for skateboarding equipment, skateboard-related...
Moving Boarders
Skateboarding and the Changing Landscape of Urban Youth Sports
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2018
Once considered a kind of delinquent activity, skateboarding is on track to join soccer, baseball, and basketball as an approved way for American children to pass the after-school hours. With family skateboarding in the San Francisco Bay Area as its focus, Moving Boarders explores this switch in stance,...