Leisure Books

New and Published Books

1. Gambling, Freedom and Democracy

   By Peter J. Adams

   Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

   As a consequence of the rapid proliferation of commercial gambling in Western-style democracies, governments and communities are encountering a complex array of economic, social and cultural harms associated with this expansion. This book focuses specifically on harms to democratic systems. It...

   Published May 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Good Life in a Technological Age

   Edited by Philip Brey, Adam Briggle, Edward Spence

   Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society

   Modern technology has changed the way we live, work, play, communicate, fight, love, and die. Yet few works have systematically explored these changes in light of their implications for individual and social welfare. How can we conceptualize and evaluate the influence of technology on human...

   Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Problem of Pleasure

   Leisure, Tourism and Crime

   Edited by Carol Jones, Elaine Barclay, Rob Mawby

   The tourism and leisure industries are big business. Opportunities for leisure and tourism have escalated as disposable income, technology, travel and education have become increasingly available in recent times. However, this trend has been juxtaposed with an increase in crime,...

   Published November 20th 2011 by Routledge
4. Ethical Consumption

   A Critical Introduction

   Edited by Tania Lewis, Emily Potter

   A not-so-quiet revolution seems to be occurring in wealthy capitalist societies - supermarkets selling ‘guilt free’ Fairtrade products; lifestyle TV gurus exhorting us to eat less, buy local and go green; neighbourhood action groups bent on ‘swopping not shopping’. And this is happening not at the...

   Published September 29th 2010 by Routledge
5. Leisure

   By Tony Blackshaw

   Series: Key Ideas

   No single introductory book has until now captured the range of thought appropriate for scrutinizing the idea of leisure. Beginning with a discussion of expressions in classical thought, etymological definitions and key leisure studies concepts, Blackshaw suggests that the idea abounds with...

   Published February 11th 2010 by Routledge
6. Youth, Drugs, and Nightlife

   By Geoffrey Hunt, Molly Moloney, Kristin Evans

   Youth, Drugs, and Night Life examines the relationships between the electronic dance scene and drug use for young ravers and clubbers today. Based on over 300 interviews with ravers, DJ’s and promoters, Hunt, Moloney, and Evans examine the different social groupings that make up the scene. The...

   Published January 13th 2010 by Routledge
7. Sex For Sale

   Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Industry, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Ronald Weitzer

   This groundbreaking collection of essays on the sex industry contains original studies on sex work, its risks and benefits, and its political implications. Sex for Sale covers areas not commonly researched, including gay and lesbian pornography, telephone sex workers, customers of...

   Published July 27th 2009 by Routledge
8. Making Leisure Work

   Architecture and the Experience Economy

   By Brian Lonsway

   Contemporary architecture of theme-based design is examined in this book, leading to a new understanding of architecture's role in the increasingly diversified consumer environment. It explores the ‘Experience Economy’ to reveal how everyday environments strategically and opportunistically blur our...

   Published February 19th 2009 by Routledge
9. Understanding Society through Popular Music

   By Joe Kotarba, Phillip Vannini

   The purpose of this book is to use music as a tool to help students understand the structure and process of social life. Sociologically, music is important because it simultaneously contains and reflects a people's language, values, feelings, concerns, and goals. The material in...

   Published September 28th 2008 by Routledge
10. Surfing and Social Theory

    Experience, Embodiment and Narrative of the Dream Glide

    By Nicholas J Ford, David Brown

    Surfing has emerged from ancient roots to become a twenty-first century phenomenon – an ‘alternative’ sport, lifestyle and art form with a global profile and ever-increasing numbers of participants. Drawing on popular surf culture, academic literature and the analytical tools of social theory, this...

    Published October 16th 2005 by Routledge