Leisure for Leisure by Chris Rojek
A collection of critical essays which reject the assumptions that leisure relations are relations of freedom, self determination, life satisfaction and growth. The essays look at power and policy issues in leisure relations and attempt to produce a critical sociology of the subject.-
Fame Attack
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Pop Music, Pop Culture
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Dictionary of Cultural Theorists
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Forget Baudrillard?
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Cultural Studies
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Brit-Myth
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The Labour of Leisure
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Touring Cultures
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Stuart Hall
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Event Power
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The Haunt of Misery
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Capitalism and Leisure Theory (Routledge Revivals)
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Frank Sinatra
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The Politics of Jean-Francois Lyotard
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Social Work & Received Ideas
Rojek, Chris: - CHRIS ROJEK is Professor of Sociology and Culture at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He is the author of many books the most recent of which are Leisure Theory, Celebrity, Stuart Hall, and Frank Sinatra. In 2003 he was awarded the Allen V. Sapora Award for outstanding achievement in the field of Leisure Studies.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333461709 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333461703 |
| Title | Leisure for Leisure |
| Author | Chris Rojek |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Year published | 1988-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 211 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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