New PDF release: The Palgrave Handbook of Leisure Theory

By Karl Spracklen,Brett Lashua,Erin Sharpe,Spencer Swain

ISBN-10: 1137564784

ISBN-13: 9781137564788

This is the 1st instruction manual dedicated solely to rest thought, charting the background and philosophy of relaxation, theories in faith and tradition, and rational theories of relaxation within the Western philosophical culture, in addition to  a variety of socio-cultural theories from thinkers resembling Adorno, Bauman, Weber and Marx. Drawing on contributions from specialists in rest reviews from world wide, the 4 sections disguise: conventional theories of relaxation; rational theories of rest; structural theories of rest; and post-structural theories of rest.

The Palgrave guide of relaxation Theory is vital analyzing for college students and students operating in rest stories, social conception in addition to these engaged on the matter of relaxation within the wider humanities and social sciences.

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