This book provides an account of leisure through historical time, exploring the meaning and purpose of leisure in the past, and across different cultures. KARL SPRACKLEN is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published papers on leisure, sport, tourism and identity andhis previous publications include 'The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure' and 'Sport and Challenges to Racism.' INDICE: Introduction - Philosophy of Leisure - Leisure and Human Nature - Leisure in Classical History - Leisure, Islam and Byzantium - Leisure in the Middle Ages - Leisure in Japan, China and India - Early Modern Leisure - Leisure in Modernity - Leisure in Historiography - Future Histories of Leisure - Conclusions - References - Index -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-28051-9
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 14/10/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés