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Key Concepts in Leisure Studies

  • ISBN-13: 9780761970583
  • Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS
    Imprint: SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
  • By David E Harris
  • Price: AUD $102.00
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  • Local release date: 01/12/2004
  • Format: Paperback (210.00mm X 148.00mm) 288 pages Weight: 380g
  • Categories: Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography [JHMC]
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Written with the needs of the student in mind, Key Concepts in Leisure Studies provides accessible, authoritative and reliable coverage of the essential issues in the field. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages understanding without sacrificing the level of detail and critical evaluation essential to convey the complexity of the issues. There are section outlines and further reading guidance for independent learning; and the book is supported by the author's website: http://www arasite.org//keyconc.html
David Harris is Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences, College of St Mark & St John, Plymouth
Introduction Adding Leisure Values Articulation Authenticity Bodies Cultural Capital Disciplinary Apparatuses Disneyfication Ecstasy Education as Leisure Effects Analysis Escape Ethnography Fantasy Figurationalism Food Functionalism Gazes Gender Gramscianism Heritage Hyperreality Identities Ideology Illegal Leisure Leisure Policy McDonaldization Narratives Pleasures Pornography Postmodernism Posts Race and Leisure Semiotics Shopping Social Class Virtual Leisure Visitor Interpretation Work-Leisure Relationships Youth Subcultures
"Written by a leading UK theorist in contemporary culture and leisure as an addition to SAGE's Key Concepts series, this book provides a readable guide to key debates about the topic. . . . This book is essential for all readers interested in leisure studies." -- J. Cheng * CHOICE *
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