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This book represents the first alternative approach to the study of workers' culture in Imperial Germany while at the same time providing the first comprehensive historical analysis of the emergence of Germany.s modern leisure industry. The second half of the nineteenth century witnessed Germany's transformation into a major industrial economy. The central concern of this book is the emergence of a distinct worker's culture which provided a disparate and heterogeneous working class with a focus of identity in an alien and hostile society.Focusing on the aspect of that culture--the leisure activities enjoyed by workers during their infrequent leisure time--and on two major cities, Bochum and Dusseldorf, this study traverses the gamut of popular amusements and recreations on offer from the popular festivals of the early industrial years, the pubs, Tingel-Tangles and dance-halls, the clubs and rational recreations, to the mass, commercial culture epitomized by the cinema shortly after the turn of the century. ... Read more

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This book deals with both the theory of leisure and the day to day practicalities of managing a recreation facility. Completely rewritten and updated for the 1990s, it is essential reading for those involved at all levels in the planning, administration and management of recreation. ... Read more

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Contents: Basic programming concepts; How individuals experience leisure; Six key elements of a situated activity system; Benefits-based programming; Developing leisure service products; Using goal and objective technology in program development; Developing the agency's programming mission; Writing program management goals; Obtaining client input; Program design; Creative programming; Preparing the program plan; Techniques for program promotion; Registration procedures; Staffing and supervising program operations; Developing a program pricing philosophy; Determining program costs; Pricing program services; Program evaluation techniques; Five program evaluation models; Making decisions about program services; Index. ... Read more

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This book examines the organizations and issues that influence broad patterns of provision, participation and management. This revised second edition covers recent surveys of UK sport and recreation facilities and changes in central government organization of sport and recreation. It includes an update on CCT, details on the revised Sports Council structure and its implications for sports development and a number of case studies and practical examples illustrating the variety and complexity of issues facing managers. The book is geared towards the ILAM qualification and offers a comprehensive and in-depth appreciation of the complex issues involved in leisure provision, participation and management. ... Read more

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Written by a team of international contributors, from Australia, Europe and the USA, the text uses international case studies and examples to illustrate and highlight discussion.

Contributors include: Paul Beedie, De Montfort University, UK; Kay Dimmock, Southern Cross University, Australia; Gary Easthope, University of Tasmania, Australia; Simon Hudson, University of Calgary, Canada; Gayle Jennings, Griffith University, Australia; Lilian Jonas, Jonas Consulting, USA; Les Killion, Central Queensland University, Australia; Gianna Moscardo, James Cook University, Australia; Harold Richins, Sierra Nevada College, USA; Chris Ryan, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.

* A unique insight into these growing areas of the tourism industry looking at their interaction, market profiles, advantages and their effects on the environment.
* International contributor team provides a wealth of perspectives and case studies
* Considers future directions and impacts (positive and negative) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Leisure Research, published by National Recreation and Park Association on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 2460 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Anatomy of the Academy: Dissecting the Past, Resecting the Future.(leisure studies)
Author: Daniel R. Williams
Publication: Journal of Leisure Research (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 32Issue: 1Page: 180

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Leisure Research, published by National Recreation and Park Association on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 2365 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Is Leisure Theory Needed For Leisure Studies?
Author: Mark S. Searle
Publication: Journal of Leisure Research (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 32Issue: 1Page: 138

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Leisure Research, published by National Recreation and Park Association on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 2304 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The Future of Leisure Studies.
Author: Geoffrey Godbey
Publication: Journal of Leisure Research (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: National Recreation and Park Association
Volume: 32Issue: 1Page: 37

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The burgeoning social scientific study of tourism has emphasized the effects of the post-industrial economy on travel and place. However, this volume takes some of these issues into a different area of leisure: the spare-time carved out by people as part of their everyday lives - time that is much more intimately juxtaposed with the pressures and influences of work life, and which often involves specific bodily practices associated with hobbies and sports. An important focus of the book is the body as a site of identity formation, experience, and disciplined recreation of the self. Contributors examine the ways rituals, sports, and forms of bodily transformation mediate between contemporary ideologies of freedom, choice and self-control. ... Read more

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The main aim of this book is to provide a critical introduction to the leading positions in leisure theory and to guide the reader through their strengths and weaknesses from a feminist perspective. The book is written to draw attention to the various leisure experiences that women encounter and construct in their everyday lives and the meanings that these experiences have for them. In contrast to most other feminist approaches, the book incorporates insights from poststructuralism.

The predominantly male theories of the 1970s and the first wave of feminist reactions to them are examined from a perspective which takes into accountsuch poststructuralist ideas as: multiple subjectivities of women and multiple femininities; the possibilities of resistance to male dominance in leisure; possibilities through leisure of re-writing masculine and feminin scripts; and leisure as a site of struggle where hegemonic masculinity can be challenged.

Wide-ranging and challenging, the book offers a host of new insights into how leisure theory has handled the question of gender difference and inequality. The book is written by an experienced teacher who is sympathetic to the needs of undergraduates who sometimes find theory daunting and perplexing.

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A completely revised and extended edition of this popular A level geography title, which places more emphasis on tourism, especially global tourism.This books covers: 1. Leisure demand and supply 2. Leisure and the urban environment 3. The great outdoors: countryside recreation 4. Managing recreation in the changing countryside 5 Travel and tourism in the the United Kingdom 6. The global explosion of tourism 7.The search for sustainable tourism ... Read more

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The stories of the shadowy networks and wealthy people who bankrolled and sustained Las Vegas's continuous reinvention are well documented in works of scholarship, journalism, and popular culture. Yet no one has studied closely and over a long period of time the dynamics of the workforce -- the casino and hotel workers and their relations with the companies they work for and occasionally strike against. James P. Kraft here explores the rise and changing fortunes of organized and unorganized labor as Las Vegas evolved from a small, somewhat seedy desert oasis into the glitzy tourist destination that it is today.

Drawing on scores of interviews, personal and published accounts, and public records, Kraft brings to life the largely behind-the-scenes battles over control of Sin City workplaces between 1960 and 1985. He examines successful and failed organizing drives, struggles over pay and equal rights, and worker grievances and arbitration to show how the resort industry's evolution affected hotel and casino workers. From changes in the political and economic climate to large-scale strikes, backroom negotiations, and individual worker-supervisor confrontations, Kraft explains how Vegas's overwhelmingly service-oriented economy works -- and doesn't work -- for the people and companies who cater to the city's pleasure-seeking visitors.

American historians and anyone interested in the history of labor or Las Vegas will find this account highly original, insightful, and even-handed.

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Unlike general economics texts, this book is written specifically for students taking a core first year economics module on a tourism, sport or leisure management degree. It ensures they have all they need to fully understand economic issues in the context of the industries they study.

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By Robert Krout, EdD, MT-BC Developed to advance the playing of those who want to learn contemporary guitar skills. Authentic and motivating for those in educational, healthcare, and leisure facilities, the book begins with an overview and introduces an exciting array of beginning contemporary guitar techniques. Skills are broken down into small, easy-to-learn units. Music Therapy/Guitar. Copyright 1995. ... Read more