192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 ambivalence, which is unlikely ever to be resolved.
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Introduction
Chapter One: The Ambivalence of Leisure
Chapter Two: The Emergence of Modern Leisure
Chapter Three: Leisure and Modernity
Chapter Four: Leisure and Postmodernity
Conclusion: Leisure, Freedom and Authenticity
Biography
Tony Blackshaw teaches Social and Cultural Studies in Sport and Leisure at Sheffield Hallam University. He is the author of numerous articles and books on leisure including, The Sage Dictionary of Leisure Studies (2009) and Leisure Life: Myth, Masculinity and Modernity (2003).
"an interesting take on the subject"
J. Cheng, Southern Connecticut State Univerity, in CHOICE
