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Whiteness and Leisure
Karl Spracklen
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Description for Whiteness and Leisure
Paperback. Series: Leisure Studies in a Global Era. Num Pages: 225 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSL; JFSR; JHBS; JPQB; RG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
This book develops a new theory of instrumental whiteness and leisure. Empirical research is drawn upon to highlight whiteness across a comprehensive and internationally-grounded range of leisure practices. The book explores sports participation, sports media and sports fandom, informal leisure, outdoor leisure, music, popular culture and tourism.
This book develops a new theory of instrumental whiteness and leisure. Empirical research is drawn upon to highlight whiteness across a comprehensive and internationally-grounded range of leisure practices. The book explores sports participation, sports media and sports fandom, informal leisure, outdoor leisure, music, popular culture and tourism.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
225
Condition
New
Series
Leisure Studies in a Global Era
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349439348
SKU
V9781349439348
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99-15
About Karl Spracklen
Karl Spracklen is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published papers on leisure, sport, tourism and identity and his previous publications include The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure and Sport and Challenges to Racism. New Books in Critical Theory have recently released a podcast about Professor Spracklen's book Whiteness and Leisure . You can listen ... Read more
Reviews for Whiteness and Leisure
"Spracklen's two [previous] books (both of which apply a Habermasian perspective to the study of leisure) are probably the most important contributions to leisure scholarship so far in the twenty-first century." - Ken Roberts, University of Chester "Written in an engaging style, this original, astute and critical book will appeal to academics, researchers and students, and will ... Read more