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 tacquire a better understanding of leisure in todays world - Professor David Botterill, University of Wales What is the place of leisure in societies where people complain of over-work? How dpersonal freedom and choice relate tthe inequalities of class, gender, disability, and ethnicity?
This critical introduction tthe field offers a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today
The book:Situates the student in the fieldProvides a comprehensive account of the leading approaches tleisureExplores the influence of class, race, gender, ethnicity, disability, and ageDiscusses trole of the stateExamines leisure in the context of changing work relationshipsLocates leisure in the debate around globalization In short, this is an indispensable, one-stop guide tunderstanding leisure The book will be required reading for courses in Leisure and Recreation Studies, Tourism Studies and Special Event Management
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