The Leisure Ethic

The Leisure Ethic
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 0804734348
ISBN-13 : 9780804734349
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Book Synopsis The Leisure Ethic by : William A. Gleason

Download or read book The Leisure Ethic written by William A. Gleason and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This literary and cultural history of the rise of modern leisure shows how American writers from Henry David Thoreau to Zora Neale Hurston both responded to and helped shape19th- and early-20th-century ideas of work and play.


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