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Boom year : a study of popular leisure in Melbourne in 1919

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Shoesmith, Dennis Ronald

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Communities, like children, reveal most about themselves through their play. By studying the way people use their free time it is possible to guess the collective myths and preoccupations that animate a society. This is even more true of the complex urban cultures of advanced societies today because there has been a profound shift away from the reality of work to the reality of leisure, a reversal of emphasis which means that the citizens of the modern city find their social values and...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorShoesmith, Dennis Ronald
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-01T04:37:43Z
dc.date.available2017-06-01T04:37:43Z
dc.date.copyright1971
dc.identifier.otherb1014213
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/117184
dc.description.abstractCommunities, like children, reveal most about themselves through their play. By studying the way people use their free time it is possible to guess the collective myths and preoccupations that animate a society. This is even more true of the complex urban cultures of advanced societies today because there has been a profound shift away from the reality of work to the reality of leisure, a reversal of emphasis which means that the citizens of the modern city find their social values and individual meaning en masse in their leisure-time and not during work hours.
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dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.lcshLeisure Australia Melbourne (Vic.)
dc.subject.lcshSports Australia Melbourne (Vic.)
dc.subject.lcshMelbourne (Vic.) Social conditions
dc.titleBoom year : a study of popular leisure in Melbourne in 1919
dc.typeThesis (Masters)
dcterms.valid1971
local.description.notesThis thesis has been made available through exception 200AB to the Copyright Act.
local.type.degreeMaster by research (Masters)
dc.date.issued1971
local.identifier.doi10.25911/5d738eb75b48d
dc.date.updated2017-05-19T08:59:14Z
local.identifier.proquestYes
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