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Key Concepts in Leisure Studies

Key Concepts in Leisure Studies

David Harris

(2004)

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Abstract

'This book confirms David Harris' status as a leading theorist in contemporary culture and leisure in the UK. He offers a distinctive, coherent and authoritative guide to the major concepts and debates that should engage leisure scholars and scholarship' - Dr Peter Bramham, Senior Lecturer in Leisure Studies, Leeds Metropolitan University. The book encompasses related work in media studies, cultural studies, sports studies and sociology; each 1500 word exposition is cross-referenced to other concepts in the field; offers definitions, section outlines and further reading guidance for independent learning; and is supported by the author's website: http://www.arasite.org//keyconc.html

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Prelims [List of contributors | Acknowledgements]
Planting the seeds of a new economy: Learning from citizen-led innovation
Humility and audacity: The story of vivre Saint Michel en Santé Brianne Peters
New dawn enterprises: Becoming a “Community instrument through which the people can do for themselves”
A vision of flipping the iceberg of power: The greater Edmonton alliance faces big land and big oil
Everyday good living and the two row Wampum: The vision of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres
A quiet movement: Inuit self-determination
Ecotrust Canada: Building the conservation economy
Resident ownership and neighbourhood transformation: The village at Market Creek
Pushing for green solutions to urban neglect: The work of People United for Sustainable Housing (PUSH)
Permeating the mainstream: Rural action for a sustainable future for central Appalachia
Reclaiming land, reaffirming culture: The Deep South Community Agricultural Network
Reaching back to move forward towards a future of HOPE: The story of Sandhills Family Heritage Association