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Author : Clayne R. Jensen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Travel
ISBN : UOM:39015006793775
Author : Clayne R. Jensen,Steven Guthrie
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Nature
ISBN : 073604213X
This textbook provides comprehensive coverage of the development, regulation and management of outdoor recreation in America. The authors consider the challenges for outdoor recreation in the 21st century, such as its role within education, resources, planning and the environment.
Author : Gary S. Cross
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0684312670
Discussed how Americans spend their free time and entertain themselves. Essays present perspectives in the fields of American and cultural studies, sociology, recreation, sports, leisure studies, auctions, bloodsports, shopping malls, and theme parks.
Author : Jearold Winston Holland
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0830415769
While the black experience in America has been told in many ways, it has seldom, if ever, been substantially addressed from the play, recreation, and leisure perspective. That is the primary intent of Black Recreation: A Historical Perspective. Leisure and recreation activities are an important measure of quality of life--of happiness, wealth, and health. Historical interpretation, accurately presented, can help give individuals a better sense of identity--of who they are and how far they have come. Both minority and majority readers will benefit from broad-based analysis of the recreational activities and effects they had on American culture as a whole.
Author : Gary S. Cross
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Leisure
ISBN : 0684312654
Review: "This set offers a fascinating look at how Americans spend their free time and entertain themselves. A total of 271 essays present chiefly historical perspectives in the fields of American and cultural studies, sociology, recreation, sports, and leisure studies. Entries cover all facets of American leisure with topics ranging from auctions and blood sports to shopping malls and theme parks. Articles range in length between two and six pages and include brief bibliographies."--"Reference that rocks," American Libraries, May 2005.
Author : Victoria W. Wolcott
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812207590
Throughout the twentieth century, African Americans challenged segregation at amusement parks, swimming pools, and skating rinks not only in pursuit of pleasure but as part of a wider struggle for racial equality. Well before the Montgomery bus boycott, mothers led their children into segregated amusement parks, teenagers congregated at forbidden swimming pools, and church groups picnicked at white-only parks. But too often white mobs attacked those who dared to transgress racial norms. In Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters, Victoria W. Wolcott tells the story of this battle for access to leisure space in cities all over the United States. Contradicting the nostalgic image of urban leisure venues as democratic spaces, Wolcott reveals that racial segregation was crucial to their appeal. Parks, pools, and playgrounds offered city dwellers room to exercise, relax, and escape urban cares. These gathering spots also gave young people the opportunity to mingle, flirt, and dance. As cities grew more diverse, these social forms of fun prompted white insistence on racially exclusive recreation. Wolcott shows how black activists and ordinary people fought such infringements on their right to access public leisure. In the face of violence and intimidation, they swam at white-only beaches, boycotted discriminatory roller rinks, and picketed Jim Crow amusement parks. When African Americans demanded inclusive public recreational facilities, white consumers abandoned those places. Many parks closed or privatized within a decade of desegregation. Wolcott's book tracks the decline of the urban amusement park and the simultaneous rise of the suburban theme park, reframing these shifts within the civil rights context. Filled with detailed accounts and powerful insights, Race, Riots, and Roller Coasters brings to light overlooked aspects of conflicts over public accommodations. This eloquent history demonstrates the significance of leisure in American race relations.
Author : Carlton S. Van Doren,Louis Hodges
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Government publications
ISBN : PSU:000064020952
Author : Galen Cranz
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UOM:39015007546776
Galen Cranz surveys the rise of the park system from 1850 to the present through 4 stages - the pleasure ground, the reform park, the recreation facility and the open space system.
Author : Foster Rhea Dulles
Publisher : New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : UOM:39015004588706
Author : Daniel D. McLean,Amy R. Hurd,Nancy Brattain Rogers
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Leisure
ISBN : 0763707562
Dr. Jan Louise Jones, Southern Connecticut State University --Book Jacket.
Author : Pauline Madow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:500539369
Author : Leslie Knope
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781401304416
Welcome to Pawnee: More Exciting than New York, More Glamorous than Hollywood, Roughly the Same Size as Bismarck, North Dakota In Pawnee, Leslie Knope (as played by Amy Poehler on NBC's hit show Parks and Recreation) takes readers on a hilarious tour through her hometown, the Midwestern haven known as Pawnee, Indiana. The book chronicles the city's colorful citizens and hopping nightlife, and also explores some of the most hilarious events from its crazy history -- like the time the whole town was on fire, its ongoing raccoon infestation, and the cult that took over in the 1970s. Packed with laugh-out-loud-funny photographs, illustrations, and commentary by the other inhabitants of Pawnee, it's a must-read that will make you enjoy every moment of your stay in the Greatest Town in America.
Author : United States. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Outdoor recreation
ISBN : IND:30000089070258
Author : H. Ken Cordell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Travel
ISBN : MINN:31951D02059645Q
This book provides recreation planners, public land managers, academicians, media, students, industry, and others interested in outdoor recreation with a resource describing trends in Americans' participation in outdoor recreation. This book is a professional information resource to be used in planning, decision making, marketing, and documentation. Includes descriptions of short-term and long-term trends from 1960 to 2001; participation in different groups of outdoor activities; participation and trends by type of outdoor resource or setting (e.g., forest, farm, marine); and comparisons across major metropolitan areas, across regions and states, and between enthusiasts and others.Subject Areas:Outdoor RecreationPublic Administration
Author : United States. Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Outdoor recreation
ISBN : STANFORD:36105115288396