Cape crusaders : an ethnography investigating the surfing subculture of Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia
type: CreativeWork
description: Surfing is a byzantine phenomenon. With a global army surpassing 30 million participants, the wave riding culture has escalated from an underground lifestyle into a mainstream colossus. This thesis investigates a unique population of the surfing culture, the Cape Naturaliste surfing subculture. Located in the South West of Western Australia, Cape Naturaliste is home to the Cape Crusaders.
abstract: Surfing is a byzantine phenomenon. With a global army surpassing 30 million participants, the wave riding culture has escalated from an underground lifestyle into a mainstream colossus. This thesis investigates a unique population of the surfing culture, the Cape Naturaliste surfing subculture. Located in the South West of Western Australia, Cape Naturaliste is home to the Cape Crusaders.
author: Holt, Robert Anthony
keywords: culture, subcutlure, ethnography, surfing, surfing subculture, western australia, south west, cape naturaliste, Sociology
date published: 2012-01-01T08:00:00Z
date modified: 2026-07-27T19:22:24Z
provider: Edith Cowan University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia