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Leisure Studies : Themes and Perspectives - Shaun Best

Leisure Studies

Themes and Perspectives

By: Shaun Best

eText | 29 October 2009 | Edition Number 1

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What is the place of leisure in societies where people complain of 'over-work'? How do personal freedom and choice relate to the inequalities of class, gender, disability and ethnicity?

 

This critical introduction to the field offers a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today.

 

The book:

 

• situates the student in the field

• provides a comprehensive account of the leading approaches to leisure

• explores the influence of class, race, gender, ethnicity, disability and age

• discusses to role of the sate

• examines leisure in the context of changing work relationships

• locates leisure in the debate around globalization

 

In short, this is an indispensable, one-stop guide to understanding leisure.

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'Drawing upon the best traditions of British and North American Leisure Studies, Shaun Best provides a synthesis of relevant social theory, presents thought provoking inquiry-driven examples and invites students to acquire a better understanding of leisure in today's world' - Professor David Botterill, University of Wales
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