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Women's Leisure in England 1920-60 (Paperback)
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Women's Leisure in England 1920-60 (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Popular Culture
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This insightful book offers a timely assessment of the complex
relationship between women and leisure in England, drawing upon
recent feminist theory. Departing from approaches which focus on
particular activities or institutions, it places everyday
experiences at its centre, presenting a wide-ranging and lively
account of changing perceptions, representations and experiences of
leisure across the period 1920-60. It addresses the nature of
leisure within women's lives, examining shifting understandings of
the concept and identifying areas of definitional ambiguity such as
the 'family' holiday, shopping and handicrafts. Focusing upon
experiences of leisure across the life cycle, it provides a
detailed assessment of the particular forms of leisure enjoyed by
women at distinct stages of their lives, including cinema-going,
dancing, socialising and home-based pursuits. The book demonstrates
that experiences and perceptions of leisure were fundamentally
structured along life cycle lines: leisure in youth was often
characterised by freedom and independence whilst leisure in
adulthood became a vehicle for service and duty to others. -- .
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