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...[this Book] Brings Together Some Of The Most Perceptive Commentators Of The Present Moment To Explore Core Ideas And Cutting Edge Developments In The Field Of Leisure Studies. It Offers Important New Insights Into The Dynamics Of The Transformation Of Leisure In Contemporary Societies, Tracing The Emergent Issues At Stake In The Discipline And Examining Leisure Studies' Fundamental Connections With Cognate Disciplines Such As Sociology, Cultural Studies, History, Sports Studies And Tourism...--back Cover. Pt. I. Key Disciplines -- Pt. Ii. Key Thinkers -- Pt. Iii. Leisure As A Socio-cultural Phenomenon -- Pt. Iv. The Big Seven Leisure Pursuits -- Pt. V. Uses Of Leisure -- Pt. Vi. New Directions. Edited By Tony Blackshaw. Includes Bibliographical Referenes And Index.