Skateboarding LA : Inside Professional Street Skateboarding / Gregory J. Snyder.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snyder, Gregory J., Author.

Series:

Alternative criminology series.

Alternative Criminology ; 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skateboarding--California--Los Angeles.

Skateboarding.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : New York University Press, [2017]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Inside the complex and misunderstood world of professional street skateboarding. On a sunny Sunday in Los Angeles, a crew of skaters and videographers watch as one of them attempts to land a 'heel flip' over a fire hydrant on a sidewalk in front of the Biltmore Hotel. A staff member of the hotel demands they leave and picks up his phone to call the police. Not only does the skater land the trick, but he does so quickly, and spares everyone the unwanted stress of having to deal with the cops. This is not an uncommon occurrence in skateboarding, which is illegal in most American cities and this interaction is just part of the process of being a professional street skater. This is just one of Gregory Snyder's experiences from eight years inside the world of professional street skateboarding.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Professional Street Skateboarding

Subculture and Self- Preservation

Skateboarding and Urban Space

Overview

1. Skateboarding and the City

2. Skate Spots

3. Skateboarding Basics

4. Professional Street Skateboarding

5. The Production of Skateboarding Tricks

6. Skateboarding as a Career

7. Skateboarding and Architecture

8. Landmark Achievements

9. Skateboard Activism

10. Matt Gottwig

Coda

Appendix

Glossary

Notes

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jun 2020)

ISBN:

0-8147-2920-7

0-8147-3784-6

OCLC:

1006381346