Themes and Perspectives
Shaun Best
Anteprima
This critical introduction to the field offers a systematic account of the meaning and structure of leisure today.
The book:
•Situates the student in the field
•Provides a comprehensive account of the leading approaches to leisure
•Explores the influence of class, race, gender, ethnicity, disability, and age
•Discusses to role of the state
•Examines leisure in the context of changing work relationships
•Locates leisure in the debate around globalization
