The Secret World of Doing Nothing
Lfgren, Orvar.
The Secret World of Doing Nothing - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (279 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Secret World of Doing Nothing; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Waiting; 2. Routines; 3. Daydreaming; 4. In the Backyards of Modernity?; Appendix: Doing an Ethnography of "Non-events"; Notes; References; Index.
"This is one of those rare books that causes you to rethink all your previous understandings of both time and space, to pay attention to what you have hitherto ignored or belittled. Full of fascinating detail, Ehn and Lofgren's work opens up a whole new field of inquiry."John Gillis, author of Islands of the Mind: How the Human Imagination Created the Atlantic World "This is a beautifully written and elegant book, deeply thoughtful but accessible to anyone. The Secret World of Doing Nothing is an essential field guide for understanding daily life; a delightful way to find out w.
9780520945708
Social Science.
Leisure--Philosophy.
Leisure--Psychological aspects.
Electronic Books.
GV14 / .S437 2010
The Secret World of Doing Nothing - Berkeley : University of California Press, (c)2010. - 1 online resource (279 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Secret World of Doing Nothing; CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Waiting; 2. Routines; 3. Daydreaming; 4. In the Backyards of Modernity?; Appendix: Doing an Ethnography of "Non-events"; Notes; References; Index.
"This is one of those rare books that causes you to rethink all your previous understandings of both time and space, to pay attention to what you have hitherto ignored or belittled. Full of fascinating detail, Ehn and Lofgren's work opens up a whole new field of inquiry."John Gillis, author of Islands of the Mind: How the Human Imagination Created the Atlantic World "This is a beautifully written and elegant book, deeply thoughtful but accessible to anyone. The Secret World of Doing Nothing is an essential field guide for understanding daily life; a delightful way to find out w.
9780520945708
Social Science.
Leisure--Philosophy.
Leisure--Psychological aspects.
Electronic Books.
GV14 / .S437 2010