'Alternative' cultures and leisure: Creating pathways for sustainable livelihoods
Author:   Alan Law (Trent University, Peterborough, Canada) ,  Stephen Wearing (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781138913585


Pages:   96
Publication Date:   13 May 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alan Law (Trent University, Peterborough, Canada) ,  Stephen Wearing (University of Technology Sydney, Australia)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 17.40cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781138913585


ISBN 10:   1138913588
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   13 May 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1. Introduction – ‘Alternative cultures and leisure: creating pathways for sustainable livelihoods 2. There is (almost) no alternative: the slow ‘heat death’ of music subcultures and the instrumentalization of contemporary leisure 3. The restaurateur as a sustainability pedagogue: the case of Stuart Gifford and Sarah’s Sister’s Sustainable Café 4. Community-supported agriculture from the perspective of health and leisure 5. Magical activism: what happens between the worlds changes the worlds 6. Does Bear do it for you? Gen-Y gappers and alternative tourism

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Stephen L. Wearing is an Associate Professor in the UTS Business School at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. He has conducted numerous projects and lectures worldwide and is the author of 13 books and over 100 articles dealing with issues surrounding leisure and sustainable tourism. Alan Law is Associate Professor of Sociology at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. His research agendas range across a number of sociological sub disciplines and methodologies. His interests in the sport and leisure field currently focus on the impact of tourist resorts on local communities.

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