Pastimes : the context of contemporary leisure / Ruth V. Russell.
By: Russell, Ruth V
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Material type: 
BookPublisher: London : Times Mirror ; Brown & Benchmark, 1996Description: xii, 396 p ; 24 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0697227251.Subject(s): Leisure | Leisure -- Social aspects | Leisure -- Philosophy | RecreationDDC classification: 790 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 790 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00070124 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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, biographies and case studies which show readers how to make the most of leisure in their lives and gives them an understanding of how leisure fits in and contributes to various cultures.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Meanings of Leisure -- Having a good time -- Explanations and Speculations -- Leisure and Human development -- Leisure's Anthropology -- Popular Culture -- Taboo Recreation -- Of Time and Work -- Using leisure for social good -- Paying for it all -- Leisure and Equity -- Leisure Resources for people.