Titlebook: Ways of Escape; Modern Transformatio Chris Rojek Book 1993 Chris Rojek 1993 culture.management.society.sociology.transformation.university

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Conclusion,A gigantic cinema screen starts to flicker, amplifiers hiss into life. We watch a drama documentary of park life. We see vistas of the terrain, close-ups of rare fauna, studies of wildlife. We do not have to leave the car. There is no risk of bad weather disturbing our enjoyment of the park. We are

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Book 1993tes from routine and monotony. However what kind of escape is tolerated in modern society? How is it shaped by historical expectations of leisure and travel? And what do we actually experience when we engage in leisure or travel activity? This fascinating and accomplished book tries to supply answer

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Disorganized Leisure?,sary for the health of the individual and society. Most commentators regarded leisure to be the reward for work. Furthermore, a balance in favour of leisure over work was castigated as a moral and social danger. In the words of Samuel Smiles:

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Disorganized Leisure?,sary for the health of the individual and society. Most commentators regarded leisure to be the reward for work. Furthermore, a balance in favour of leisure over work was castigated as a moral and social danger. In the words of Samuel Smiles:

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Book 1993s to these questions. A major scholarly contribution to the sociological analysis of leisure, pleasure and travel, Dr Rojek‘s study is a radical challenge to the existing paradigmatic orthodoxy. Bryan S. Turner, University of Essex.