The SAGE dictionary of leisure studies /

The SAGE dictionary of leisure studies /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Blackshaw, Tony, 1960-
Imprint:Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009.
Description:1 online resource (ix, 262 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Leisure -- Social aspects -- Dictionaries.
Recreation -- Social aspects -- Dictionaries.
Leisure -- Social aspects.
Recreation -- Social aspects.
Dictionaries.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11550909
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Varying Form of Title:Dictionary of leisure studies
Other authors / contributors:Crawford, Garry.
ISBN:9781446202326
1446202321
1282956434
9781282956438
9781446213278
1446213277
9781412919951
1412919959
1412919967
9781412919968
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"What is leisure studies? Who are the key figures in the field? How can we evaluate the relevance of concepts in the field?" "This is the first full-length dictionary of leisure studies. It examines the key concepts, assesses the work of central figures and helps students zero-in on essential issues and conceptual distinctions." "The book: provides an unprecedented critical survey of the field; offers students authoritative, comprehensive accounts of the basic concepts and leading figures; and provides students with core resources to write essays and pass exams." "Written by scholars experienced with the needs of undergraduates and postgraduates in the field, the book will be quickly recognized as a vital asset in making sense of leisure studies."--Jacket.
Other form:Print version: Blackshaw, Tony, 1960- SAGE dictionary of leisure studies. Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2009 9781412919951
Review by Choice Review

Nineteen years after the publication of Stephen L. J. Smith's Dictionary of Concepts in Recreation and Leisure Studies (CH, Mar'91, 28-3666) appears another work of its kind, oriented to students and scholars in the field of leisure studies. Blackshaw (Sheffield Hallam Univ., UK) and Crawford (Univ. of Salford, UK) present over 230 entries covering a broad range of concepts and theories. Entries range from "abnormal leisure" and "anomie" to "zombie categories" and "zones." Smith's dictionary offers more detailed essays, accompanied by references; this new dictionary presents concepts and explanations in a much briefer way. It will enable students to easily access definitions of key terms, and introduce them to a range of contemporary ideas about leisure. As the publisher indicates, this new work provides a critical survey of the field and offers readers "authoritative and comprehensive accounts of the basic concepts and leading figures." Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. J. Cheng Southern Connecticut State University

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