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For Fun and Profit: The Transformation of Leisure Into Consumption

For Fun and Profit: The Transformation of Leisure Into Consumption

by Butsch, Richard
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During the nineteenth century, leisure industries emerged to provide recreation and entertainment to Americans of all classes. Entertainment has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The essays collected here explore the transformation this wrought in leisure and analyze its effects on class relations in American society.

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Pub dateJun 19, 1990
ISBN-100877227403
ISBN-139780877227403
LanguageEnglish
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