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Society, Culture, Leisure, and Play
Frank A. Salamone
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Description for Society, Culture, Leisure, and Play
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: GB; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 145 x 16. Weight in Grams: 390.
A collection of forty-two articles, Society, Culture, Leisure, and Play takes on different facets of leisure from the perspective of an anthropologist with almost thirty years experience in the field. The essays range in length and tone, and cover topics from adornment to weaving. The author goes into considerable depth while discussing music and the arts. Utilizing empirical observation and recent theories, the book is a sweeping overview of an integral part of culture. Anthropologists, students of sociology and culture, as well as the general reader, will be interested in Salamone's latest work.
A collection of forty-two articles, Society, Culture, Leisure, and Play takes on different facets of leisure from the perspective of an anthropologist with almost thirty years experience in the field. The essays range in length and tone, and cover topics from adornment to weaving. The author goes into considerable depth while discussing music and the arts. Utilizing empirical observation and recent theories, the book is a sweeping overview of an integral part of culture. Anthropologists, students of sociology and culture, as well as the general reader, will be interested in Salamone's latest work.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761816256
SKU
V9780761816256
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About Frank A. Salamone
Frank A. Salamone is a Professor in the Sociology department at Iona College, New York, and the author of Explorations in Anthropology and Theology and The Yanomami and Their Interpreters (University Press of America, 1997).
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