Testing the Margins of Leisure
Author | : Robert P Weller |
Publisher | : Saint Philip Street Press |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2020-10-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1013295110 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781013295119 |
Rating | : 4/5 (119 Downloads) |
Download or read book Testing the Margins of Leisure written by Robert P Weller and published by Saint Philip Street Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers eight studies on different historical and present-day aspects of leisure in Asia. It critically engages with the predominant Eurocentric focus of leisure studies, bringing into the discussion a number of crucial issues such as the role of leisure as a transcultural contact zone. The volume engages with a field that has been rapidly growing due to the heightened role of leisure activities in defining a person's identity, the fading of the work/leisure divide in the post-industrial age, and the increasing economic importance of leisure pursuits such as tourism. Bringing Asia into the discussion contributes in resetting the study of leisure into a truly global context. Abstract in other languages This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.