Pastimes: The Context of Contemporary Leisure

by Ruth V. Russell

Book Overview

This text introduces the reader to the study of recreation and leisure, the various sub-fields and the leisure services industry. It contains applications in the form of boxes with vignettes,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571677127
• ISBN13: 9781571677129
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Sagamore Publishing
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.

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Enhanced with discussion questions & more

Now in a revised and updated second edition, Pastimes: The Context Of Contemporary Leisure by Ruth V. Russell (Professor of Recreation, Indiana University, Bloomington) is a highly accessible and scholarly textbook on the specific subjects of leisure behavior; the history of leisure; the recreational activities in literature, art, and music since the Kingdom of Kush and Ancient Greece; the balance between leisure and capitalism; and much more. Enhanced with discussion questions, summaries, resources, references, and an index Pastimes is a superb text for curriculum studies or self-education on the subject of contemporary leisure and the impact of pastime pursuits on American popular culture.

Pastimes Review:

This book provides a fantastic explanation of the things that human's do for leisure. The book describes how leisure has changed from ancient times, and shows the importance of leisure in contemporary society. This is a must for philosophy students and people interested in finding out why leisure skills are important to human beings.