For fun and profit : the transformation of leisure into consumption / edited by Richard Butsch. - viii, 239 pages ; 24 cm. - Critical perspectives on the past .

Includes bibliographical references.

Introduction: leisure and hegemony in America / Richard Butsch --
Pessimism versus populism: the problematic politics of popular culture / John Clarke --
Pacifying American theatrical audiences, 1820-1900 / Bruce A. McConachie --
"Adopted by all the leading clubs": sporting goods and the shaping of leisure, 1800-1900 / Stephen Hardy --
Commercial leisure and the "Woman Question" / Kathy Peiss --
Big time, small time, all around the town: New York vaudeville in the early twentieth century / Robert W. Snyder --
The movie palace comes to America's cities / Douglas Gomery --
The United States Forest Service and the postwar commodification of outdoor recreation / L. Sue Greer --
A historical comparison of children's use of leisure time / Ellen Wartella and Sharon Mazzarella --
"How does it feel when you've got no food?" the past as present in popular music / George Lipsitz. Home video and corporate plans: capital's limited power to manipulate leisure / Richard Butsch.

During the nineteenth century, leisure industries emerged to provide recreation and entertainment to Americans of all classes. Entertainment has become a multi-billion dollar industry. The essays collected here explore the transformation this wrought in leisure and analyze its effects on class relations in American society.

0877226768 (alk. paper)

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Leisure industry--History.--United States
Leisure--Economic aspects--United States.
Popular culture--Economic aspects--United States.

GV188.3.U6 / F67 1990

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