Surfing. 1778–Today. 40th Ed.

Jim Heimann

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Taschen
28 January 2024

Photographs: collections; Sports & outdoor recreation; Surfing, windsurfing, water skiing

Series: 40th Edition

"This volume is a comprehensive visual history of surfing, 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."""

Edited by: Jim Heimann
Imprint: Taschen
Country of Publication: Germany
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.110kg
ISBN: 9783836591461
ISBN 10: 3836591464
Series: 40th Edition
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 28 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.