02630nam 2200637 a 450 991045679550332120200520144314.01-282-19100-497866121910081-4438-0724-9(CKB)2430000000015420(EBL)1114174(OCoLC)816312149(SSID)ssj0000295343(PQKBManifestationID)12062212(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295343(PQKBWorkID)10315402(PQKB)11009605(MiAaPQ)EBC1114174(Au-PeEL)EBL1114174(CaPaEBR)ebr10655237(CaONFJC)MIL219100(EXLCZ)99243000000001542020080317d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEntertainment, leisure and identities[electronic resource] /edited by Roger Spalding and Alyson BrownNewcastle, U.K. Cambridge Scholars Pub.20071 online resource (149 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84718-236-4 Includes bibliographical references.TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CONTRIBUTORSThis wide-ranging collection of essays seeks to challenge the 'common-sense' assumption that entertainment activities have no function but to fill up otherwise empty moments. As such it builds on the term - coined by the Victorians - 'Recreation', and argues that in the entertainments people pursue they do not simply divert themselves, but actively create and re-create their identities. The collection shows this process can only take place for those who enjoy the benefits of leisure; hence, ...LeisureGreat BritainHistoryLeisureSocial aspectsGreat BritainAmusementsGreat BritainHistoryAmusementsSocial aspectsGreat BritainElectronic books.LeisureHistory.LeisureSocial aspectsAmusementsHistory.AmusementsSocial aspects306.4/812Spalding Roger998142Brown Alyson897485MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456795503321Entertainment, leisure and identities2289539UNINA