The labour of leisure : the culture of free time / Chris Rojek.
Leisure has always been associated with freedom, choice and flexibility. The week-end and vacations were celebrated as 'time off'. In his compelling new book, Chris Rojek turns this shibboleth on its head to demonstrate how leisure has become a form of labour. Modern men and women are requ...
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| Language: | English |
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Los Angeles :
Sage Publications,
2010.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- COVER; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; 1 POSITIONING LEISURE; 2 THE LEISURE SOCIETY THESIS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES; 3 ROADBLOCKS TO FREE TIME; 4 VISIONARIES AND PRAGMATISTS; 5 WHAT IS WRONG WITH LEISURE STUDIES?; 6 MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA: A BALANCED APPROACH; 7 THE STATE; 8 CORPORATIONS; 9 IT'S STILLLEISURE, STUPID; NOTES; REFERENCES; AUTHOR INDEX; SUBJECT INDEX.