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  • Constructing Leisure

    Historical and Philosophical Debates

    by K. Spracklen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book looks back at the meaning and purpose of leisure in the past. But this is not a simple social history of leisure. It is not enough to write a history of leisure on its own in fact, it is impossible without engaging in the debate about what counts as leisure (in the present and in the past). Writing a history of leisure, then, entails writing a philosophy of leisure: and any history needs ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Making the Moral Case for Social Sciences

    Stemming the Tide

    by K. Spracklen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The social sciences have a legitimacy problem in the modern world. The natural sciences are viewed as 'proper science' by journalists and policy-makers because they discover 'truths', make money, and help governments solve problems. In turn, defenders of the social sciences borrow the language of instrumentality, profit and policy impact. Karl Spracklen, by contrast, makes the moral case for the ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • Whiteness and Leisure

    by K. Spracklen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book develops a new theory of instrumental whiteness and leisure. Empirical research is drawn upon to highlight whiteness across a comprehensive and internationally-grounded range of leisure practices. The book explores sports participation, sports media and sports fandom, informal leisure, outdoor leisure, music, popular culture and tourism. ... Read more

    $64.99 CAD

  • The Evolution of Goth Culture

    The Origins and Deeds of the New Goths

    by Karl Spracklen, Beverley Spracklen ...
    Series series Emerald Studies in Alternativity and Marginalization
    The origins and deeds of the old Goths were constructed by Roman historians in fear of the Goth as a barbarian outsider; at the same time, the Goths were themselves the heroic subject of their own histories, constructed by their supporters as stories of their mythical origin and the deeds that led them to be rulers of their own kingdoms in post-Roman Late Antiquity. Who the old Goths were, their ... Read more

    $122.99 CAD

  • Exploring Sports and Society

    A Critical Introduction for Students

    by Karl Spracklen ...
    What is the relationship between sports and society? How can we understand sport in relation to physical activities, leisure and physical culture? In this far-reaching and inter-disciplinary textbook, Karl Spracklen brings together ideas and research from sports studies, sociology, cultural studies, history, philosophy and psychology, in order to explore the meaning and purpose of sports in ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Research Handbook on the Sociology of Leisure

    Edited by Karl Spracklen, Brett Lashua, Felice Yuen ...
    Series series Research Handbooks in Sociology series
    This incisive Research Handbook investigates the complex and multifaceted field of the sociology of leisure. Expert authors explore the social meaning and purpose of leisure in an era defined by postmodernity, post-industrialism, globalization, and digitalization.The Handbook firstly reflects on the history of leisure studies, moving on to analyse its connection to post-structuralism, racism, ... Read more

    $67.99 CAD

  • Digital Leisure, the Internet and Popular Culture

    Communities and Identities in a Digital Age

    by Karl Spracklen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    Spracklen explores the impact of the internet on leisure and leisure studies, examining the ways in which digital leisure spaces and activities have become part of everyday leisure. Covering a range of issues from social media and file-sharing to romance on the Internet, this book presents new theoretical directions for digital leisure. ... Read more

    $64.09 CAD

  • Popular Music in Leeds

    Histories, Heritage, People and Places

    Edited by Brett Lashua, Karl Spracklen, Kitty Ross, Paul Thompson ...
    Series series Urban Music Studies
    This first academic collection dedicated to popular music in Leeds - developed from the work of interdisciplinary scholars, drawn from a major public museum exhibition “Sounds of Our City” and built upon contemporary research. Leeds has rich musical histories and heritage, a long tradition of vibrant music venues, nightclubs, dance halls, pubs and other sites of musical entertainment.The city has ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Northernness, Northern Culture and Northern Narratives

    Edited by Gabby Riches, Karl Spracklen, Spencer Swain ...
    Northernness, Northern culture and Northern narratives are a common aspect of popular culture, and the North of England, like other Northernnesses in Europe, is a collection of narratives, myths, stereotypes and symbols. In politics and everyday culture, Northern culture is paradoxically a site of resistance against an inauthentic South, a source of working-class identity, and a source of elite ... Read more

    $86.56 CAD

  • Protests as Events

    Politics, Activism and Leisure

    Edited by Karl Spracklen, Ian R Lamond ...
    Can activism be considered a leisure activity? Can the Occupy movement, local campaigns for change and lone acts of personal resistance be understood as events?Within the field of Events Management the content of events is generally analyzed within three categories—culture, sport or business. Such a typology can be helpful as a heuristic for interpretation and analysis within a commercial paradigm ... Read more

    $63.99 CAD

  • Global Metal Music and Culture

    Current Directions in Metal Studies

    Edited by Karl Spracklen, Keith Kahn-Harris, Niall Scott, Andy Brown ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Popular Music
    This book defines the key ideas, scholarly debates, and research activities that have contributed to the formation of the international and interdisciplinary field of Metal Studies. Drawing on insights from a wide range of disciplines including popular music, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and ethics, this volume offers new and innovative research on metal musicology, ... Read more

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  • Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World

    Edited by Anju Beniwal, Rashmi Jain, Karl Spracklen ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This edited collection highlights the diversity and reach of global leisure studies and global leisure theory. It explores the impact of globalization on leisure, and the sites of resistance and accommodation found in local, virtual and global leisure spaces.Unlike any other collection on leisure studies, Global Leisure and the Struggle for a Better World is truly representative of the diversity ... Read more

    $115.29 CAD