Description
Product ID: | 9781529227949 |
Product Form: | Hardback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | The Muscle Trade |
Subtitle: | The Use and Supply of Image and Performance Enhancing Drugs |
Authors: | Author: Nick Gibbs |
Page Count: | 202 |
Subjects: | Media studies, Media studies, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects, Drugs trade / drug trafficking, Drug & substance abuse: social aspects, Drugs trade / drug trafficking |
Description: | Select Guide Rating The health and fitness industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, yet its slick exterior conceals a darker side. Using ethnographic data from gyms, interviews and social media platforms, this book investigates the growing use of image and performance-enhancing drugs (IPEDs) and their role in masculine body image. |
Imprint Name: | Bristol University Press |
Publisher Name: | Bristol University Press |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2023-11-16 |