Decentring Leisure: Rethinking Leisure TheoryThis book explores the meaning of leisure in the context of key social formations of our time. Chris Rojek brings together the insights of Marxism, feminism, Weber, Elias, Simmel, Nietzsche and Baudrillard to produce a survey - and rethinking - of leisure theory. At the same time he presents a radical critique of the traditional `centring' of leisure, on `escape', `freedom' and `choice'. He describes the relations between capitalism and leisure, the meaning of free time for workers in a capitalist system, and the gendered nature of leisure. He then discusses the social construction of leisure under modernity and the main competing arguments. Finally he examines postmodernity. Revealing how leisure practices have responded t |
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Capitalism and Leisure | 12 |
Reproduction | 28 |
Modernity and Leisure | 36 |
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References to this book
Touring Cultures: Transformations of Travel and Theory Chris Rojek,John Urry No preview available - 1997 |
Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism: A Practical Guide Anthony James Veal No preview available - 2006 |