The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure

Habermas and Leisure at the End of Modernity

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K. Spracklen

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This book uses the work of Jurgen Habermas to interrogate leisure as a meaningful, theoretical concept. Drawing on examples from sport, culture and tourism, and going beyond concerns about the grand project of leisure, Spracklen argues that leisure is central to understanding wider debates about identity, postmodernity and globalization.

Author Biography:

Karl Spracklen is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published papers on leisure, sport, tourism and identity and his previous publications include The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure and Sport and Challenges to Racism. New Books in Critical Theory have recently released a podcast about Professor Spracklen's book Whiteness and Leisure . You can listen to the interview, between Professor Spracklen and Dr Dave O'Brien, here: http://newbooksincriticaltheory.com/2014/09/12/karl-spracklen-whiteness-and-leisure-palgrave-macmillan-2013/

Release date Australia

May 7th, 2009

Author

K. Spracklen

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

VIII, 175 p.

Pages

175

Dimensions

140x216x15

ISBN-13

9780230205253

Product ID

2971416

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