LEADER 02729nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910822643203321 005 20240313130656.0 010 $a1-282-19100-4 010 $a9786612191008 010 $a1-4438-0724-9 035 $a(CKB)2430000000015420 035 $a(EBL)1114174 035 $a(OCoLC)816312149 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000295343 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12062212 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000295343 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10315402 035 $a(PQKB)11009605 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1114174 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1114174 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10655237 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL219100 035 $a(OCoLC)828424009 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB137153 035 $a(EXLCZ)992430000000015420 100 $a20080317d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEntertainment, leisure and identities /$fedited by Roger Spalding and Alyson Brown 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aNewcastle, U.K. $cCambridge Scholars Pub.$d2007 210 1$aNewcastle, U.K. :$cCambridge Scholars Pub.,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (149 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84718-236-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CONTRIBUTORS 330 $aThis 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, ... 606 $aLeisure$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aLeisure$xSocial aspects$zGreat Britain 606 $aAmusements$zGreat Britain$xHistory 606 $aAmusements$xSocial aspects$zGreat Britain 615 0$aLeisure$xHistory. 615 0$aLeisure$xSocial aspects 615 0$aAmusements$xHistory. 615 0$aAmusements$xSocial aspects 676 $a306.4/812 701 $aSpalding$b Roger$01651367 701 $aBrown$b Alyson$0897485 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822643203321 996 $aEntertainment, leisure and identities$94001265 997 $aUNINA