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The Discipline of Leisure. Embodying Cultures of "Recreation".
. Ed(S): Coleman, Simon; Tamara, Kohn
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Hardback. The social scientific study of tourism has emphasized the effects of the post-industrial economy on travel and place. This volume takes these issues into a different area of leisure: the spare-time carved out by people as part of their everyday lives. It focuses on the body as a site of identity formation, and disciplined recreation of the self. Editor(s): Coleman, Simon; Tamara, Kohn. Series: Social Identities. Num Pages: bibliog., index. BIC Classification: JHBS. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. .
The burgeoning social scientific study of tourism has emphasized the effects of the post-industrial economy on travel and place. However, this volume takes some of these issues into a different area of leisure: the spare-time carved out by people as part of their everyday lives - time that is much more intimately juxtaposed with the pressures and influences of work life, and which often involves specific bodily practices associated with hobbies and sports. An important focus of the book is the body as a site of identity formation, experience, and disciplined recreation of the self. Contributors examine the ways ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Condition
New
Series
Social Identities
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845453725
SKU
V9781845453725
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Coleman, Simon; Tamara, Kohn
Simon Coleman, Professor of Anthropology at Sussex University, spent 11 years at Durham University as Lecturer and then Reader in Anthropology and Deputy Dean for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health. He obtained his undergraduate degree and PhD from Cambridge, and was a Junior Research Fellow in both Churchill College and St John's College, Cambridge. His books include The ... Read more
Reviews for The Discipline of Leisure. Embodying Cultures of "Recreation".
“…forcefully and effectively opposes cultural models that strongly dichotomize social reproduction and social recreation.” · JRAI "an interesting anthropological attempt, or, rather, an impressive empirical contribution to exploring diverse contemporary themes in modern sports and leisure activities. In many ways, their book, which comprises nine different and exciting empirical cases covering a rich ethnographic area, intends to expand ... Read more