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The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure

Habermas and Leisure at the End of Modernity

K. Spracklen

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English
Palgrave Macmillan
07 May 2009
This book uses the work of Jurgen Habermas to interrogate leisure as a meaningful, theoretical concept. Drawing on examples from sport, culture and tourism, and going beyond concerns about the grand project of leisure, Spracklen argues that leisure is central to understanding wider debates about identity, postmodernity and globalization.
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Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   454g
ISBN:   9780230205253
ISBN 10:   0230205259
Pages:   175
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Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Karl Spracklen is Professor of Leisure Studies at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK. He has published papers on leisure, sport, tourism and identity and his previous publications include The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure and Sport and Challenges to Racism. New Books in Critical Theory have recently released a podcast about Professor Spracklen's book Whiteness and Leisure . You can listen to the interview, between Professor Spracklen and Dr Dave O'Brien, here: http://newbooksincriticaltheory.com/2014/09/12/karl-spracklen-whiteness-and-leisure-palgrave-macmillan-2013/

Reviews for The Meaning and Purpose of Leisure: Habermas and Leisure at the End of Modernity

'Spracklen's two books (both of which apply a Habermasian perspective to the study of leisure) are probably the most important contributions to leisure scholarship so far in the twenty-first century.' - Ken Roberts, Leisure Studies


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