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Surfing. 1778–Today
Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm (9.8 x 13.4 in.), 3,74 kg (8.22 lb), 512 pages, English edition with German and French translation as download80Edition: English Availability: In StockWelcome the most comprehensive visual history on all things surfing. With hundreds of images and essays by today’s leading surf journalists, this publication spans photography, fashion, film, art, and music to chart the evolution of surfing culture from its first mention in 1778 to today’s global and multi-platform phenomenon.
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Surfing. 1778–Today
80The Sport of Kings
More than 200 years of surfing culture
This tome is the most comprehensive visual history of surfing to date, marking a major cultural event as much as a publication. Following three and a half years of meticulous research, it brings together hundreds of images to chart the evolution of surfing as a sport, a lifestyle, and a philosophy.
The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and multi-platform phenomenon of today. Utilizing institutions, collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and with accompanying essays by the world’s top surf journalists, it celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20 million practitioners and countless more devotees, and as a leading influence on fashion, film, art, and music.
An unrivaled tribute to the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has declared, “There has never been a book like this, and there will never be another one again.”
The book is arranged into five chronological chapters, tracing surfing culture from the first recorded European contact in 1778 by Captain James Cook to the global and multi-platform phenomenon of today. Utilizing institutions, collections, and photographic archives from around the world, and with accompanying essays by the world’s top surf journalists, it celebrates the sport on and off the water, as a community of 20 million practitioners and countless more devotees, and as a leading influence on fashion, film, art, and music.
An unrivaled tribute to the breadth, complexity, and richness of surfing, this book is a must-have for any serious player on the surfing scene and anybody who aspires to the surfing lifestyle. As one surfing scribe has declared, “There has never been a book like this, and there will never be another one again.”
The editor
Jim Heimann is the Executive Editor for TASCHEN America. A cultural anthropologist, historian, and an avid collector, he has authored numerous titles on architecture, pop culture, and the history of Los Angeles and Hollywood, including TASCHEN’s Surfing, Los Angeles. Portrait of a City, California Crazy, and the All-American Ads series.
Surfing. 1778–Today
Hardcover, 25 x 34 cm (9.8 x 13.4 in.), 3,74 kg (8.22 lb), 512 pages, English edition with German and French translation as downloadISBN 978-3-8365-8328-2
Edition: EnglishDownload product images here
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Incredible book
November 4, 2021
Really beautiful book, with magnificent photos and good storiesI’m still not done reading this book!
October 27, 2021
What an incredible in-depth look at the history of surfing, the only disappointment was that it did include a page or so about The Beach BoysAnthologique
October 27, 2021
En tant que fan de surf, c'est un classique a avoir dans sa bibliothèqueEin Must Have für Surf-Fans
October 27, 2021
Ein wirklich tolles Buch, das in keinem surfbegeisterten Haushalt fehlen sollte! Macht sich als Deko auch besser als das zerbrochene alte Board an der Wand :)Original and interesting
October 27, 2021
Really cool book about a big passion that has not been covered by books so often. Amazing! Great quality and design.