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Leisure, 4th ed.

Leisure, 4th ed.
ISBN/ISSN:978-1-57167-640-5
Copyright:2012
Edition:4th
Dimensions:7 x 10
Format:Paperback
Author(s): John R. Kelly
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The fourth edition of Leisure integrates history, current data and trends, a variety of conceptual approaches, critical perspectives to stimulate discussion, and pays full attention to the kinds of things that people do, along with where and how they do them. The primary aim of this book is to bring the reader into an engagement with both the known and the unknown about the human phenomenon we call LEISURE.

About the Author(s)

John R. Kelly

John R. (Jack) Kelly is professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a professor in Leisure Studies and the Institute for Human Development and director of the Gerontology and Aging Studies program. He has authored 11 books, many of which have been translated and published in both Chinas, Japan, and Korea. He has also published 50 chapters, eight encyclopedia articles, 11 technical reports for federal agencies and corporations, and over 60 research articles. Kelly has received the Roosevelt Research Award, the National Literary Award, and Distinguished Colleague Award from the National Recreation and Parks Association. At the University of Illinois, he received two awards for research excellence and was Nash Scholar of the American Association of Leisure and Recreation. He was also the founding Chair of the Research Commission of World Leisure.