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Leisure and Culture
Chris Rojek
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Description for Leisure and Culture
Paperback. This text makes a contribution to considering leisure as a primary aspect of cultural life. Chris Rojek treats modern culture as performative, that is, there are strong pressures on us to keep busy, even if we are busy doing nothing. Leisure is analyzed as a "status placing" activity. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JHBS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 345.
This is the latest book on leisure from one of the leading figures in the field of leisure studies. It makes a major contribution in considering leisure as a primary aspect of cultural life. Rojek treats modern culture as performative. That is, there are strong pressures on us to keep busy, even if we are busy doing nothing. Leisure is analysed as a status-placing activity. The implications of the post-work thesis for leisure, the role of inequality in leisure practice, are explored in interesting and novel ways. Perhaps the most notable feature of the book is the discussion of the ... Read more
This is the latest book on leisure from one of the leading figures in the field of leisure studies. It makes a major contribution in considering leisure as a primary aspect of cultural life. Rojek treats modern culture as performative. That is, there are strong pressures on us to keep busy, even if we are busy doing nothing. Leisure is analysed as a status-placing activity. The implications of the post-work thesis for leisure, the role of inequality in leisure practice, are explored in interesting and novel ways. Perhaps the most notable feature of the book is the discussion of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333680018
SKU
V9780333680018
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99-15
About Chris Rojek
Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology and Culture at the Theory, Culture, and Society Center, Nottingham Trent University.
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