The American Surfer: Radical Culture and Capitalism

This book examines the surfer, one of the most significant and enduring archetypes in American popular culture. Lawler sets the surfer against the backdrop of the negative reactions to it by those groups responsible for enforcing the Puritan discipline, offering a fresh take on the relationship between commercial culture and counterculture.

Author: Kristin Lawler
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 09/05/2012
Pages: 222
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780415811477

About the Author

Kristen Lawler is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.