The Palgrave Handbook of Leisure Theory / edited by Karl Spracklen, Brett Lashua, Erin Sharpe, Spencer Swain.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Spracklen, Karl, Editor.

Lashua, Brett, Editor.

Sharpe, Erin K., Editor.

Swain, Spencer, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sports--Sociological aspects.

Sports.

Culture--Study and teaching.

Culture.

Tourism.

Management.

Social sciences--Philosophy.

Social sciences.

Popular culture.

Religion--Philosophy.

Religion.

Sport Sociology.

Cultural Studies.

Tourism Management.

Social Theory.

Popular Culture.

Philosophy of Religion.

Local Subjects:

Sport Sociology.

Cultural Studies.

Tourism Management.

Social Theory.

Popular Culture.

Philosophy of Religion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XXXIII, 936 p. 5 illus., 2 illus. in color.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2017.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.

Summary:

This is the first handbook devoted entirely to leisure theory, charting the history and philosophy of leisure, theories in religion and culture, and rational theories of leisure in the Western philosophical tradition, as well as a range of socio-cultural theories from thinkers such as Adorno, Bauman, Weber and Marx. Drawing on contributions from experts in leisure studies from around the world, the four sections cover: traditional theories of leisure; rational theories of leisure; structural theories of leisure; and post-structural theories of leisure. The Palgrave Handbook of Leisure Theory is essential reading for students and scholars working in leisure studies, social theory as well as those working on the problem of leisure in the wider humanities and social sciences.

Contents:

Introduction to the Handbook; Karl Spracklen, Brett Lashua, Erin Sharpe and Spencer Swain

Part One: Traditional Theories of Leisure

Section One Introduction; Erin Sharpe

1. Islam and Leisure; Kirsten Walseth and Mahfoud Amara

2. Centring Leisure: A Hindu View of Leisure; Veena Sharma

3. Listening to 19th Century Kanaka ʻŌiwi Voices; Re-Imagining the Possibilities for Leisure; Karen M. Fox and Lisa McDermott

4. Leisure in Latin America: A Conceptual Analysis; Christianne Gomes

5. The Sabbath as the Ideal Manifestation of Leisure in Traditional Jewish Thought; Nitza Davidovitch

6. Leisure Activities in Southeast Asia, from Pre-Colonial Times to the Present; Sarah Moser, Esther Clinton and Jeremy Wallach

7. Sport, Leisure and Culture in Māori Society;Phillip Borrell and Hamuera Kahi

8. Leisure Experience and Engaged Buddhism: Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom and Justice in Leisure Studies; Susan M. Arai

9. Traditional Sport in Japan; Minoru Matsunami

10. Leisure and the Dao; Steve Simpson and Samuel Cocks

11. “Have Leisure and Know That I am God”: Christianity and Leisure; Paul Heintzman

Part Two: Rational Theories of Leisure

Section Two Introduction; Karl Spracklen

12. Leisure in Classical Greek Philosophy; Thanassis Samaras

13. John Locke: Recreation, Morality and Paternalism in Leisure Policy; Ian Lamond

14. Rebuking the Enlightenment Establishments, Bourgeois and Aristocratic: Rousseau’s Ambivalence about Leisure; Matthew D. Mendham

15. Contracting the Right to Roam; Wallace McNeish and Steve Olivier

26. Leisure and Radical Jacobinism; Karl Spracklen

27. John Stuart Mill and Leisure; Robert Snape

18. Unproductive Leisure and resented work – a brief incursion in Hegel (and in Nietzsche); Maria Manuel Baptista and Larissa Latif

19. John Dewey: Purposeful Play as Leisure; Mary C. Breunig

20. Durkheim and Leisure; Stratos Georgoulas

21. Why Veblen Matters: The Role of Status Seeking in Contemporary Leisure David Scott

22. Max Weber and Leisure; Pauwke Berkers and Koen van Eijck.-23

Flow Theory and Leisure; Sam Elkington

24. Serious Leisure: Past, Present and Possibilities; Karen Gallant

Part Three: Structural Theories of Leisure

Section Three Introduction; Spencer Swain

25. Marx, Alienation and Dialectics within Leisure; Bruce Erickson

26. The Dialectics of Work and Leisure in Marx, Lukács and Lefebvre; Paul Blackledg

27. “Let’s murder the moonlight!” Futurism, Anti-Humanism and Leisure; Brett Lashua

28. The Frankfurt School, Leisure and Consumption; Gabby Skeldon

29. Leisure, Instrumentality and Communicative Actio; Karl Spracklen

30. Hegemony and Leisure; Robert Cassar

31. Reclaiming the “F-word”: Structural Feminist Theories of Leisure; Bronwen Valtchanov and Diana Parry

32. A Critical Expansion of Theories on Race and Ethnicity in Leisure Studies; Rasul Mowatt

33. Spasticus Auticus: Thinking About Disability, Culture and Leisure beyond the “Walkie Talkies”;Viji Kuppan

34. Leisure, Media, and Consumption: the Flavour of Rock in Rio; Ricardo Ferreira Freitas and Flavio Lin

35. Leisure and ‘The Civilising Process’; Stephen Wagg

36. The Politics of Leisure in Totalitarian Societies; Vassil Girginov/- 37. Leisure, Community and the StrangerElie Cohen-Gewerc

Part Four: Post-Structural Theories of Leisure

Section Four Introduction; Brett Lashua

38. Postmodernism and Leisure; Mira Malick

39. Leisure, Risk and Reflexivity; Ken Roberts

40. Thinking through Poststructuralism in Leisure Studies: A Detour around “Proper” Humanist Knowledges; Lisbeth Berbary

41. Who should inhabit leisure? Disability, Embodiment and Access to Leisure; Mary Ann Devine and Ken Mobily

41. Leisure and Diaspora; Dan Burdsey

43. You Make Me Feel Mighty Real: Hyperreality and Leisure Theory; Steve Redhead

44. Leisure in the Current Interregnum: Exploring the Social Theories of Anthony Giddens and Zygmunt Bauman; Spencer Swain

45. The Politics of Leisure Mobilities: Borders and Rebordering Processes in Europe; Kevin Hannam and Basagaitz Guereño-Omil

46. “Obligations and Entitlements”: Neoliberalism, Governmentality and Community Parks; Trent Newmeyer

47. Disneyization and the Provision of Leisure Experiences; Simon Beames and Mike Brown

48. Leisure, Social Space and Belonging; Troy Glover

49. Subversive Imagination: Smoothing Space for Leisure, Identity and Politics; Brian E. Kumm and Corey W. Johnson

50 Against Limits: A Post-Structural Theorizing of Resistance in Leisure; Erin Sharpe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

9781786847096

1786847094

9781137564795

1137564792