The Muscle Trade by Nick Gibbs
The health and fitness industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, yet its slick exterior conceals a darker side. Using ethnographic data from gyms, interviews, and social media platforms, this book investigates the growing consumption of image and performance enhancing drugs (IPEDs), the motivations behind their use, and their role in masculine body image. Addressing a gap in the literature, Nick Gibbs also interrogates both the offline and digital drug supply chains with important insights for IPED harm reduction practitioners, law makers and policy advisors.
Nick Gibbs is Lecturer of Criminology in the Department of Social Sciences at Northumbria University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529227949 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529227941 |
| Title | The Muscle Trade |
| Author | Nick Gibbs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2023-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 202 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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