Stoked: History of Surf Culture (Evergreen Series) - Hardcover

Kampion, Drew; Brown, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 382287647X ISBN 13: 9783822876473

Publisher: Taschen GmbH, 1998

Synopsis

A history of surf culture with photographs and documents that take surfing back to its roots in Tahiti. The book describes international competitions and technical movements, as well as discussing how surfing has become part of pop culture and a symbol of liberty.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Any surfer will tell you with unquestionable passion that surfing is the only life there is-the rest is just fill-in between one swell and the next. Stoked perfectly captures the spirit of this lifestyle that resolves around the whims of the sea."--Gerry Lopez, Pipeline Master.
"Drew Kampion is a master at decoding the wonderful machinations of that tribe of watermen and waterwomen called surfers, who live for the ride. Stoked is the anthem of their lifestyle and their dance."
--Steve Pezman, publisher of The Surfer's Journal
"Drew mixes his micro/macro surf soup, entertaining us with perceptions and word artistry. He always leaves you with a bigger picture and provides a great ride getting there."
--John Severson, artist and found of Surfer magazine
"Witty, incisive, and original. No one ever had a better perspective on the unique surfing life we all love than Drew Kampion. This is a fascinating and beautiful book."
--Greg MacGillivray, filmmaker, director of Five Summer Stories, The Living Sea, and Everest.
"Stoked is fun and accurate! If anyone is qualified to write this book, it's Drew Kampion. Drew was an authority 25 years ago, and he still is today."
--Jeff Hakman, Mr. Sunset
"Drew Kampion is the only American surf writer who kept my interest during the period when I was World Champion-what everyone else was saying made me just want to look at the pictures. Drew's writing has always been an excellent barometer on the state of our tribe."

From the Inside Flap:

Once the sport of Polynesian kings, surfing embodies the ultimate encounter between man and nature. Played out on the beaches and breaking waves of the world's continental fringes, surfing is the epitome of a classic cult of freedom and individual expression-an arena not only for survival but for grace under pressure, style, and artistic invention. Yet surfing is more than just riding the waves-it's a lifestyle, a state of mind, a subculture with its own codes and heroes.In Stoked: A History of Surf Culture, surf journalist Drew Kampion traces the evolution of the modern beach culture and the challenging, beautiful sport that gave rise to it. From its Polynesian origins and the early days of Duke Kahanamoku's beachboys, to the California-style surfing cult that exploded in the 1960s, to the international pro circuits and radical big-wave contests of today, Stoked tells the compelling story that has inspired entire genres of music, movies, fashion, and art. This revised second edition has updated text and new photographs.With a foreword by legendary surf filmmaker Bruce Brown, whose seminal film, The Endless Summer, captured the essence of the surfing lifestyle, Stoked is the lavishly illustrated history of the legends and the places, the artifacts and the trends, that continue to give surf culture its universal allure and appeal.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taschen GmbH
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 382287647X
• ISBN 13: 9783822876473
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216