For Fun and Profit
The Transformation of Leisure Into Consumption
Published on 19. June 1990
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-0-87722-740-3 (ISBN)
Description
Essays explore the transformation in leisure activity and its effects on class relations in American society
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Philadelphia PA
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
345 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87722-740-3 (9780877227403)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Richard Butsch is Professor of Sociology at Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
Content
1. Leisure and Hegemony in America Richard Butsch 2. Pessimism vs. Populism: The Problematic Politics of Popular Culture John Clarke 3. Pacifying American Theatrical Audiences, 1820- 1900 Bruce McConachie 4. "Adopted by All the Leading Clubs": Sporting Goods and the Shaping of Leisure, 1800-1900 Stephen Hardy 5. Commercial Leisure and the Woman Question Kathy Peiss 6. Big Time, Small Time, All Around the Town: The Structure and Geography of New York Vaudeville in the Early Twentieth Century Robert W. Snyder 7. The Movie Palace Comes to America's Cities Douglas Gomery 8. The United States Forest Service and the Post-War Commodification of Outdoor Recreation L. Sue Greer 9. A Historical Comparison of Children's Use of Leisure Time Ellen Wartella and Sharon Mazzarella 10. "How Does it Feel When You've Got No Food?" The Past as Present in Popular Music George Lipsitz 11. Home Video and Corporate Plans: Capital's Limited Power to Manipulate Leisure Richard Butsch