TY - BOOK AU - Bunsell,Tanya TI - Strong and hard women: an ethnography of female bodybuilding T2 - Routledge advances in ethnography SN - 9780203104750 (e-book : PDF) PY - 2013/// CY - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon PB - Routledge KW - Bodybuilding for women KW - Social aspects KW - Femininity KW - Self-perception in women KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-180) and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Researching female bodybuilders -- 3. The history of female bodybuilding -- 4. Muscle is a feminist issue -- 5. The identity, lifestyle and embodiment of the female bodybuilder -- 6. The 'dark side' of female bodybuilding -- 7. Exploring the 'empowerment' of female bodybuilders through concepts of space -- 8. Ripped, shredded and cut : reworking notions of 'pain and violence' in female bodybuilding -- 9. Competitions : a heroic journey -- 10. Conclusion; Also available in print edition UR - http://www.tandfebooks.com/isbn/9780203104750 ER -