Mapping Leisure

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-x

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2. Introduction: Mapping Leisure Studies

   • Ishwar Modi, Teus J. Kamphorst

   Pages 1-11

3. Australia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 13-13

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   2. Australian Leisure: From Antiquity to Modernity

      • Francis Lobo

      Pages 15-27

   3. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in New Zealand

      • Michael Toohey, Grant Cushman, Bob Gidlow

      Pages 29-53

4. Asia

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55

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   2. The Mapping of Leisure in Chinese Cultural Tradition

      • Ma Huidi

      Pages 57-66

   3. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in India

      • Ishwar Modi

      Pages 67-88

   4. The Meaning and Practice of Leisure and Recreation: An Analysis of Three Indonesian Muslim Professionals

      • Iwan Gardono Sudjatmiko, Irsyad Zamjani, Adrianus Jebatu

      Pages 89-108

   5. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in Iran

      • Gholamreza Ghaffary

      Pages 109-124

   6. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in Israel

      • Atara Sivan, Elie Cohen-Gewerc

      Pages 125-139

   7. Strategies of Leisure in Japan

      • Scott North

      Pages 141-159

   8. Mapping Leisure and Life in Korea

      • Erwei Dong

      Pages 161-172

   9. Mapping Leisure in the Philippines

      • Manuel Enverga

      Pages 173-189

   10. Leisure as Distinction in the Turkish Middle Class: Nursing Babies, Collecting a Trousseau, Meeting at the Malls, or Surfing?

       • Zerrin Arslan

       Pages 191-219

5. Africa

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221

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   2. From Pre-colonial, Colonial to Post-colonial: A Survey of African Leisure

      • Veena Sharma

      Pages 223-234

   3. Evolution of Leisure Patterns in Morocco: From Traditional Spiritual Pilgrims to Contemporary Mall Wanderers

      • Thibault Danteur

      Pages 235-268

   4. On the Possibilities of Leisure Studies in Mozambique: Historical and Sociological Considerations

      • Patrício V. Langa

      Pages 269-284

   5. Transformation of Leisure in Nigeria

      • Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi

      Pages 285-299

This volume addresses the rich and varied thoughts, concepts, approaches and leisure practices in sixteen countries of three continents---Australia, Asia and Africa. The chapters showcase the diversity in the forms and ways in which the idea and practice of leisure have developed across space and time. However, the common thread through the chapters is that concepts and practices of leisure are found all over the world, from pre-historic settlements to the present-day consumer societies. Seemingly, being at leisure is a capacity of the human species present at birth and which develops in a variety of individual and societal contexts. Even in situations where leisure gets little official recognition as being an aspect of life---such as under colonial rule or in extremely work-centric societies---it needs to be contextually understood. This is a welcome addition to the literature on leisure studies from a global and comparative perspective.  

• leisure in traditional Chinese culture
• leisure in post-apartheid South Africa
• colonial cinema
• mass media and colonial government
• gender and leisure
• leisure and social class
• leisure satisfaction
• globalization of leisure
• corroborree
• popularity of the radio
• private television sets
• non-Western understanding of leisure
• public leisure events in history
• urban recreation
• beach culture
• sport and leisure
• popular literature
• professional entertainment

• India International Institute of Social Sciences, Jaipur, India

  Ishwar Modi

• WLRA International Centre of Excellence, Breda, The Netherlands

  Teus J. Kamphorst

Ishwar Modi (late) was Director, India International Institute of Social Sciences. He was also the Founder Director, Centre for Leisure and Tourism Studies, University of Rajasthan and a Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Health Management Research, Jaipur. A pioneer of leisure studies in India, he was an Honorary Life Member of the World Leisure Organization and also a Senior Fellow and Founder Member of the World Leisure Academy. He was an Executive Committee Member of the International Sociological Association and was the President of its Research Committee on Sociology of Leisure. He was also the President of the Indian Sociological Society (2012–2013). He was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award (2015) of the Indian Sociological Society. 


Teus J. Kamphorst was Director of the WLRA International Centre of Excellence (WICE) in the Netherlands which has produced several students of eminence in the field of leisure, tourism and environment.He was also the President of the Research Committee on Sociology of Leisure of the International Sociological Association. 

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