Histories Of Leisure

Author : Rudy Koshar
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781845205447

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Histories of Leisure by Rudy Koshar Pdf

In the wake of the American and French revolutions, European culture saw the evolution of a new leisure regime never previously enjoyed. Now we speak of modern leisure societies, but the history of leisure, its experiences and expectations, its scope and variability, still remains largely a matter of conjecture. One message that has emerged from a multiplicity of disciplines is that research on leisure and consumption opens up a hitherto untapped mine of information on the broader issues of politics, society, culture and economics. How have leisure regimes in Europe evolved since the eighteenth century? Why has leisure culture crystallized around particular practices, sites and objects? Above all, what sorts of connections and meanings have been inscribed in leisure practices, and how might these be compared across time and space? This book is the first to provide an historical overview of modern leisure in a wide range of manifestations: travel, entertainment, sports, fashion, 'taste' and much more. It will be essential reading for anyone wishing to know more about European history and culture or simply how people spent their free time before the age of television and the internet.

Author : Jay Sanford Shivers,Lee J. DeLisle
Publisher : Human Kinetics Publishers
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Medical
ISBN : UCSC:32106013780942

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The Story of Leisure by Jay Sanford Shivers,Lee J. DeLisle Pdf

Not only is The Story of Leisure an outstanding textbook; it's also an enjoyable read for recreational specialists, sport historians, and sport sociologists.

Author : A. J. Veal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351972024

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Whatever Happened to the Leisure Society? by A. J. Veal Pdf

The idea of a ‘leisure society’ was in its heyday in the 1960s and 1970s, when it was predicted that the pattern of falling working hours which had been experienced in Western societies in the first half of the twentieth century would continue indefinitely. The leisure society has clearly not been realised. On the contrary: contemporary industrial societies seem to be characterised by a shortage of time, experienced as ‘time squeeze’ and stress. The leisure society idea can be seen as the modern version of the age-old dream of a ‘life of ease and plenty’. This analytically and empirically rich book traces the idea in history, through biblical, classical Greek, medieval and nineteenth century utopian writings and into twentieth century concerns with dystopia and the impact of rapid technological change. The ‘leisure society’ concept turns out to have been an elusive and short-lived phenomenon. For a variety of reasons, the trend towards shorter working hours ran out of steam in the last quarter of the twentieth century. However, while leisure scholars have deserted the topic, a diverse range of activists, including environmentalists, economists and feminists, continue to make the case for reducing working hours. Whatever Happened to the Leisure Society? concludes that the on-going ‘struggle for time’ should be supported, for the sake of human health and well-being and for the sake of the planet. This is a valuable resource for students and academics in the fields of leisure studies, cultural studies, history, economics, sociology and political science.

Author : Peter Borsay
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-02-27
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781350307797

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A History of Leisure by Peter Borsay Pdf

Leisure is a key aspect of modern living. How did our ancestors experience recreation in the past, and how does this relate to the present? To answer these questions, Peter Borsay examines the history of leisure in Britain over the past 500 years, analysing elements of both continuity and change. A History of Leisure - Explores a range of pastimes, from festive culture and music to tourism and sport - Emphasises a conceptual and critical approach, rather than a simple narrative history - Covers a range of themes including economy, state, class, identities, place, space and time - Treats the constituent parts of the British Isles as a fluid and dynamic amalgam of local and national cultures and polities Authoritative and engaging, this text challenges conventional views on the history of leisure and suggests new approaches to the subject. Borsay draws upon the insights provided by a variety of disciplines alongside that of history - anthropology, the arts, geography and sociology - to offer an essential guide to this fascinating area of study.

Author : Daniel D. McLean,Amy R. Hurd,Nancy Brattain Rogers
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Leisure
ISBN : 0763707562

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Kraus' Recreation and Leisure in Modern Society by Daniel D. McLean,Amy R. Hurd,Nancy Brattain Rogers Pdf

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Author : C. Rojek,S. Shaw,A. Veal
Publisher : Springer
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2006-06-20
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780230625181

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A Handbook of Leisure Studies by C. Rojek,S. Shaw,A. Veal Pdf

A unique, international resource for Leisure Studies: in one volume the history, organization and central debates in the field of Leisure Studies are defined, providing a one-stop-shop for students and an agenda for future debate and research academics.

Author : K. Spracklen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230348721

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Constructing Leisure by K. Spracklen Pdf

This book looks back at the meaning and purpose of leisure in the past. But this is not a simple social history of leisure. It is not enough to write a history of leisure on its own in fact, it is impossible without engaging in the debate about what counts as leisure (in the present and in the past). Writing a history of leisure, then, entails writing a philosophy of leisure: and any history needs to be a philosophical history as well. That is the purpose of this book. It provides an account of leisure through historical time, how leisure was constructed and understood by historical actors, how communicative reason and free will interacted with instrumentality at different times, how historians have reconstructed past leisure through historiography, and finally, how writers have perceived the meaning and purpose of leisure in alternative histories. Providing a sweeping overview of the field, Karl Spracklen charts how the concept of leisure was understood in Ancient history, through to modern times, and looks at leisure in different societies and cultures including Byzantium and Asian civilizations, as well as looking at leisure and Islam. Spracklen concludes with a chapter on future histories of leisure.

Author : Carly Adams
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-16
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781492599203

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Sport and Recreation in Canadian History by Carly Adams Pdf

Serving as a foundation for critical discussion about the importance of the past, Sport and Recreation in Canadian History covers the historical events, people, and moments that shape Canadian sport in the present and future. While this text focuses on sport and recreation practices on these lands now claimed by Canada, it is set within a larger historical context of interconnecting social and cultural practices to speak to the sustained tensions, complexities, and contradictions prevalent in Canadian society. The editor, Dr. Carly Adams, and her 17 contributing experts from across Canada bring the latest research in all areas of Canadian sport history to life and present a thorough look at the nation’s past events. The text challenges the dominant narratives and encourages students to think critically about Canadian sport history. It examines how gender, ethnicity, race, religion, ability, class, and other systems of oppression and privilege have shaped sport and recreation practices, with Canadian sporting culture reproducing many of the same oppressive systems that exist on the larger scale. Sport and Recreation in Canadian History separates itself from its competitors by providing an abundance of pedagogical aids. Sidebars highlighting prominent people provide glimpses of figures who made a significant impact on Canadian sport history. Transformative Moment sidebars focus on significant events as they relate to specific themes, such as gender, race, ethnicity, sexuality, or ability. A comprehensive timeline showcases where important events fell in relation to one another, while the text acknowledges the problem of presenting history in a linear way and provides a more nuanced discussion of time. Descriptions of primary source documents—such as newspaper articles, photographs, and historical documents—are accompanied by explanations of how sport historians work with these documents. Sport and Recreation in Canadian History asks readers to think differently about the history of Canadian sport, and it examines how past people, moments, and events continue to shape 21st-century sport.

Author : Payal Arora
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317678922

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The Leisure Commons by Payal Arora Pdf

There is much excitement about Web 2.0 as an unprecedented, novel, community-building space for experiencing, producing, and consuming leisure, particularly through social network sites. What is needed is a perspective that is invested in neither a utopian or dystopian posture but sees historical continuity to this cyberleisure geography. This book investigates the digital public sphere by drawing parallels to another leisure space that shares its rhetoric of being open, democratic, and free for all: the urban park. It makes the case that the history and politics of public parks as an urban commons provides fresh insight into contemporary debates on corporatization, democratization and privatization of the digital commons. This book takes the reader on a metaphorical journey through multiple forms of public parks such as Protest Parks, Walled Gardens, Corporate Parks, Fantasy Parks, and Global Parks, addressing issues such as virtual activism, online privacy/surveillance, digital labor, branding, and globalization of digital networks. Ranging from the 19th century British factory garden to Tokyo Disneyland, this book offers numerous spatial metaphors to bring to life aspects of new media spaces. Readers looking for an interdisciplinary, historical and spatial approach to staid Web 2.0 discourses will undoubtedly benefit from this text.

Author : Gary S. Cross
Publisher : Venture Publishing (PA)
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : England
ISBN : UCSC:32106018299393

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A Social History of Leisure Since 1600 by Gary S. Cross Pdf

Gender and generation in 19th-century leisure -- Leisure for the masses, the commercialization of entertainment in the 19th century -- Participants and spectators, modernization of sport as leisure -- Dilemmas of leisure and public policy, 1900-1940 -- Consumer leisure and the 20th-century suburb -- Working-class and youth at play in the 20th century -- Looking foward from the recent past. Why a social history of leisure? -- Traditional society and the place of leisure -- Leisure and reform, 1500-1700 -- Anglo-American leisure on the eve of industrialization, 1660-1800 -- Industrialization, work and play, 1780-1850 -- Quest for leisure, 1820-1900 -- Rational recreation and the Victorian city, 1830-1900 -- Gender and generation in 19th-century leisure --Leisure for the masses, the commercialization of entertainment in the 19th century -- Participants and spectators, modernization of sport as leisure --Dilemmas of leisure and public policy, 1900-1940 -- Consumer leisure and the 20th-century suburb -- Working-class and youth at play in the 20th century --Looking forward from the recent past.

Author : Andrew Grant Wood
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781496213228

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The Business of Leisure by Andrew Grant Wood Pdf

The essays in this collection explore the history of tourism and its promotion and development throughout Latin American and the Caribbean in the twentieth century.

Author : Josef Pieper
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781586172565

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Leisure by Josef Pieper Pdf

One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Joseph Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture is more significant, even more crucial than it was when it first appeared fifty years ago. Pieper shows that Greeks understood and valued leisure, as did the medieval Europeans. He points out that religion can be born only in leisure. Leisure that allows time for the contemplation of the nature of God. Leisure has been, and always will be, the first foundation of any culture. He maintains that our bourgeois world of total labor has vanquished leisure, and issues a startling warning: Unless we regain the art of silence and insight, the ability for nonactivity, unless we substitute true leisure for our hectic amusements, we will destroy our cultureCand ourselves. These astonishing essays contradict all our pragmatic and puritanical conceptions about labor and leisure; Joseph Pieper demolishes the twentieth-century cult of Awork as he predicts its destructive consequences.

Author : George Karlis
Publisher : Thompson Educational Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-31
Category : Leisure
ISBN : 1550771671

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Leisure and Recreation in Canadian Society by George Karlis Pdf

Author : Brett Bebber
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 071908704X

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Leisure and Cultural Conflict in Twentieth-Century Britain by Brett Bebber Pdf

This collection of articles addresses research trends in the history of British leisure while also presenting a wide range of articles on cultural conflict and leisure in the twentieth century. It includes innovative research on a number of topics, including television, cinema, the circus, women's leisure, dance, football and drug culture. It provides an excellent entry to leisure studies and history, while addressing the contributions of other disciplines and exploring key historiographical trends. Three broad topics structure the collection; cultural contestation and social conflict in leisure; regulation and standardization; and national identity embodied in leisure and popular culture. The book will be useful to students and educators of twentieth-century and British history, as it offers accessible and topical studies that pique historical curiosity. In addition, historians, sociologists, and cultural analysts of the twentieth century will find it essential for understanding pleasure and recreation in twentieth-century British society.

Author : Simon Coleman,Tamara Kohn
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0857450395

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The Discipline of Leisure by Simon Coleman,Tamara Kohn Pdf

The burgeoning social scientific study of tourism has emphasized the effects of the post-industrial economy on travel and place. However, this volume takes some of these issues into a different area of leisure: the spare-time carved out by people as part of their everyday lives - time that is much more intimately juxtaposed with the pressures and influences of work life, and which often involves specific bodily practices associated with hobbies and sports. An important focus of the book is the body as a site of identity formation, experience, and disciplined recreation of the self. Contributors examine the ways rituals, sports, and forms of bodily transformation mediate between contemporary ideologies of freedom, choice and self-control.