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Entertainment, leisure and identities / edited by Roger Spalding and Alyson Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Leisure--Great Britain--History.
- Leisure.
- Leisure--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Amusements--Great Britain--History.
- Amusements.
- Amusements--Social aspects--Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (149 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle, U.K. : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This wide-ranging collection of essays seeks to challenge the 'common-sense' assumption that entertainment activities have no function but to fill up otherwise empty moments. As such it builds on the term - coined by the Victorians - 'Recreation', and argues that in the entertainments people pursue they do not simply divert themselves, but actively create and re-create their identities. The collection shows this process can only take place for those who enjoy the benefits of leisure; hence, ...
- Contents:
- TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CONTRIBUTORS
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-19100-4
- 9786612191008
- 1-4438-0724-9
- OCLC:
- 816312149
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