No single introductory book has until now captured the range of
thought appropriate for scrutinizing the idea of leisure. Beginning
with a discussion of expressions in classical thought, etymological
definitions and key leisure studies concepts, Blackshaw suggests
that the idea abounds with ambivalence, which is unlikely ever to
be resolved.
After analyzing the rise and fall of modern leisure patterns,
the emphasis shifts from the historical to the sociological and the
author identifies and critically discusses the key modernist and
postmodernist perspectives. Drawing on the idea that leisure
studies is a ?language game?, Tony Blackshaw subsequently offers
his own original theory of liquid leisure which asks some key
questions about the present and the future of leisure in people's
lives, as well as what implications it has for individuals?
abilities to embrace the opportunity for an authentic existence
that is both magical and moral.
Leisure is an essential purchase for undergraduate and
postgraduate students, researchers and academics in the fields of
Sociology of Leisure, Sports and Leisure Studies, and Popular
Culture.
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