Michael Crawley (University of Edinburgh)

Gebundenes Buch

To the Limit

The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas

Beschreibung

The author of Out of Thin Air, winner of the Margaret Mead Award 2022, journeys through different cultures to find out the meaning of endurance.

Autor

Michael Crawley is an anthropologist, writer and runner based in Durham. He has run a 2.20 marathon and represented Great Britain in road running. In 2019, Michael was awarded a PhD in anthropology by the University of Edinburgh, following fifteen months of research living and running alongside runners in Ethiopia. His book Out of Thin Air: Running Magic and Wisdom from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia won the prestigious Margaret Mead Award in 2022. Michael has written for the Guardian, Runners' World and Trail Running and his latest research is on endurance, self-tracking and doping which has taken him to Nepal and Mexico amongst other places.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 164mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 468g
• ISBN-13: 9781399403429
• ISBN-10: 1399403427
• Artikelnr.: 69670821