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Today and Tomorrow Volume 25 Sport and Leisure: Rusticus or the Future of the Countryside Diogenes or the Future of Leisure Hanno, or the Future of Exploration Atalanta or the Future of Sport

Autor Joad Briggs
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 apr 2008
Rusticus
Or
The Future of the Countryside
Martin S Briggs
Originally published in 1926
"Few of the fifty volumes, provocative and brilliant as most of them have been, capture our imagination as does this one." Daily Telegraph
"The book is a pamphlet, though it has the form and charm of a book." Spectator
Contents include:
  1. "So this is England!"
  2. Before the Deluge
  3. King Coal (c1810-1910)
  4. The Age of Petrol (c1910 onwards)
  5. The Future
126pp
 
Diogenes
Or
The Future of Leisure
C E M Joad
Originally published in 1928.
"A brilliant and provocative volume." Evening Standard
"The writing is vivid and good-humouredly truculent." Times Literary Supplement
Arguing that many people do not know how to enjoy their leisure time, this volume offers satirical advice on how best to achieve happiness and fulfilment. Highlighting the dangers of a materialistic, superficial age, the author provides practical advice on how to avoid boredom and how to appreciate the true value of life. Perhaps even more pertinent today than when it was first published, this volume is still relevant to twenty-first century readers.
94pp
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Hanno
Or
The Future of Exploration
J Leslie Mitchell
Originally published in 1928.

"His wonderful book, in which he confutes the popular notion that the explorer’s task is finally fulfilled." Morning Post
"Stimulating, packed with eminently practical suggestions." Times Literary Supplement
Predicting what the explorer of tomorrow would discover, the author foresaw that the Amazonian jungle and the Antarctic would become accessible as never before. He also argued that inter-planetary communication was not far ahead.
84pp
 
Atalanta
Or
The Future of Sport
G S Sandilands
Originally published in 1928
"His provocative and most interesting book." Daily Herald
"Points out some of the pinnacles of unreason climbed by those trying to separate amateur from professional." Manchester Guardian
Predicting a time when sport as a separate human activity, having served its purpose in the evolution of mankind, will cease to exist this volume discusses issues such as blood sports, amateur sports and the role of gender in sport.
 
112pp
 
 
 
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415464222
ISBN-10: 0415464226
Pagini: 402
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 mm
Greutate: 0.9 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Professional

Cuprins

Volume 25 (4 titles bound in one)
Rusticus, or the Future of the Countryside
Diogenes or the Future of Leisure
Hanno or the Future of Exploration
Atalanta or the Future of Sport
   
 
 
   

Descriere

Today and Tomorrow Volume 25 Sport and Leisure reprints Rusticus, Or The Future of the Countryside, Diogenes, Or The Future of Leisure, Hanno Or The Future of Exploration and Atalanta Or The Future of Sport. The volumes discuss the future of leisure pursuits, including travel and sport and the effect of these changing activities on society.