Mapping leisure : studies from Australia, Asia and Africa /: studies from Australia, Asia and Africa. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Ishwar Modi, Teus J. Kamphorst, editors.
• Editors: Modi, Ishwar; Kamphorst, T. J
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Introduction: Mapping Leisure Studies; What Is Leisure?; Traditions, Rituals and Leisure: The Persistence of Culture; Hostility of the Clergy and Upper Classes Towards Leisure; Globalization; Leisure and Life Through the Ages; Leisureâ#x80;#x99;s Twenty-First Century Context; References; Australia; 2 Australian Leisure: From Antiquity to Modernity; Pre-historic Living; Colonization; Post-1945 to Contemporary Australia; Summary and Conclusion; References; 3 Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in New Zealand; Introduction. Adaptation and Control: Maori and Pakeha Leisure (1800â#x80;#x93;1939)Was It All Rugby, Racing and Beer? Leisure in Mid-Twentieth-Century New Zealand; Rugby, Riots and Racism: The 1981 Springbok Tour; Paying to Play: Leisure in the Wake of â#x80;#x98;Rogernomicsâ#x80;#x99;; Conclusion; References; Asia; 4 The Mapping of Leisure in Chinese Cultural Tradition; Introduction; Leisure Concepts and Practices from the Etymological Perspective; Leisure Concepts and Practices from Confucian, Daoist and Zhuangzi Perspectives; Leisure Concepts and Practices from the Literary Perspective. Leisure Concepts and Practices from the People and Daily LifeLeisure Concepts and Practices Derived from Womanly Work; Leisure Concepts and Practices from YIJING ZHIDONG; Conclusion; References; 5 Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in India; Historical Setting and Leisure in India; The Vedic Aryans: The Semi Nomadic Tribal Society; The Imperial-Monarchical Society; The Monarchical-Feudal Society; Social Change from Colonialism to Independence and After; Globalization and Social Transformations; The Changing Rural Scenario; The Migrant Service-Providers. Industrial or Blue-Collar WorkersWhite-Collar Workers; Emergence of a New Class: The IT Workers and Other Professionals; Leisure, Youth and Social Transformation; 6 The Meaning and Practice of Leisure and Recreation: An Analysis of Three Indonesian Muslim Professionals; Leisure in Islamic Teaching; Leisure in the Traditional Islamic Community; Clash of Ideas About Leisure; The Cases of Three Muslim Professionals; The Manager; The Entrepreneur; The Meaning of Work and Leisure; Spiritual Practice, Material Motive; The Lawyer; The Meaning of Work and Leisure; Leisure Practices. Concluding RemarksReferences; 7 Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in Iran; Social Developments and Changes in Leisure Time; Age Groups and Spending Leisure Time; Leisure in the Rural Community; Conclusion; References; 8 Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in Israel; From the Late Nineteenth to the Mid-twentieth Century: Setting the Scene for Cultural Pluralism; From Pluralism to Homogeneity: Portraying the First Two Decades of the State of Israel; Towards Self-cultivation Within a Collective Context: Trends in Leisure from the 1970s Onward; Concluding Remarks; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 790.1; Leisure -- Asia; Leisure -- Africa; Leisure -- Australia; Leisure -- Asia -- History; Leisure -- Africa -- History; Leisure -- Australia -- History; SPORTS & RECREATION -- General; Leisure; Africa; Asia; Australia; Electronic books; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811036323; 9811036322
• Related ISBNs: 9789811036316; 9811036314
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 16, 2018).
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