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This book traces the evolution of leisure from its ancient, occidental beginnings in the city-state of Athens through the modern era (copyright 1988). Since our primary interest in writing was to examine how our concepts of leisure have evolved, this could be done only within the context of historical and philosophical change. The chapters, therefore, proceed more or less in chronological order.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter I Leisure, Philosophy, and I
Chapter II The Roots of the Leisure Ideal
Chapter III Work - Do Not Despair
Chapter IV The Science of Man
Chapter V Homo Economus
Chapter VI Industrialism, Recreation, and Leisure
Chapter VII Collective Response
Chapter VIII Time as Commodity
Chapter IX Education, Free-Time and Leisure
Chapter X Being at Play
Chapter XI Leisure and the Rest of Life
Chapter XII Wanderlust or Leisure?
Chapter XIII Are Some Activities Better Than Others?
Chapter XIV Can the World be Trusted with Leisure?