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Parkour and the Art du déplacement: Strength, Dignity, Community
Roger Hargreaves
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Description for Parkour and the Art du déplacement: Strength, Dignity, Community
Paperback. Translator(s): Roberts, Casey. Num Pages: 170 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: WSZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 141 x 165 x 12. Weight in Grams: 190.
Parkour, the Art du déplacement or freerunning: whatever the name, this new discipline born in the Paris suburbs is rapidly being adopted by people throughout the world. These athletic artists or artistic athletes want to take back the urban environment. Not satisfied to suffer through urban life, they want to thrive in it, all the while earning dignity by daringly reappropriating three fundamental motor skills, running, jumping, and climbing.
Vincent Thibault approaches parkour as an attractive solution for rival gangs, a force against the overwhelming inertia, and an occasion to challenge one’s own fears. Reflecting on the culture ... Read more
Parkour, the Art du déplacement or freerunning: whatever the name, this new discipline born in the Paris suburbs is rapidly being adopted by people throughout the world. These athletic artists or artistic athletes want to take back the urban environment. Not satisfied to suffer through urban life, they want to thrive in it, all the while earning dignity by daringly reappropriating three fundamental motor skills, running, jumping, and climbing.
Vincent Thibault approaches parkour as an attractive solution for rival gangs, a force against the overwhelming inertia, and an occasion to challenge one’s own fears. Reflecting on the culture ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baraka Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9781926824918
SKU
V9781926824918
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About Roger Hargreaves
Vincent Thibault is a writer and cofounder of the Académie québécoise d’art du déplacement. He teaches and has led workshops locally in Quebec and internationally. He is the author of several books in French including both fiction and nonfiction. Dan Edwardes is Director, Parkour Generations and Parkour UK. Casey Roberts is an award-winning literary translator (John ... Read more
Reviews for Parkour and the Art du déplacement: Strength, Dignity, Community
There are very few relevant books on our discipline . . . this is one of the rare books of quality. It is not a manual but instead a clarification on parkour philosophy in which the author addresses themes like freedom, effort, fear, pride, solitude, courage, humor, and important social and community aspects of art." —Dan Edwardes, director, Parkour Generations and ... Read more