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Quest for Excitement

- Sport and Leisure in the Civilising Process

About Quest for Excitement

Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781904558439
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 336
  • Published:
  • October 9, 2008
  • Edition:
  • 2
  • Dimensions:
  • 240x166x36 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 722 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: October 29, 2024

Description of Quest for Excitement

Argues that in highly constrained, 'civilised' societies, sports - as well as a spectrum of other cultural and leisure activities - are to be understood not in terms of 'relaxation' but rather of the need for pleasurable excitement and its pleasurable resolution.

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