Description: Leisure, Voluntary Action and Social Change in Britain, 1880-1939 by Robert Snape In the final decades of the nineteenth century modernizing interpretations of leisure became of interest to social policy makers and cultural critics, producing a discourse of leisure and voluntarism that flourished until the Second World War. The free time of British citizens was increasingly seen as a sphere of social citizenship and community-building. Through major social thinkers, including William Morris, Thomas Hill Green, Bernard Bosanquet and John Hobson, leisure and voluntarism were theorized in terms of the good society. In post-First World War social reconstruction these writers remained influential as leisure became a field of social service, directed towards a new society and working through voluntary association in civic societies, settlements, new estate community-centres, village halls and church-based communities.This volume documents the parallel cultural shift from charitable philanthropy to social service and from rational recreation to leisure, teasing out intellectual influences which included social idealism, liberalism and socialism. Leisure, Robert Snape claims, has been a central and under-recognized organizing force in British communities.Leisure, Voluntary Action and Social Change in Britain, 1880-1939 marks a much needed addition to the historiography of leisure and an antidote to the widely misunderstood implications of leisure to social policy today. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Robert Snape is Head of the Centre for Worktown Studies and Reader in Leisure and Sport at the University of Bolton, UK. Table of Contents Introduction 1.1 Historicizing Leisure, Voluntary Action and Social Change1.2 Leisure and Community1.3 Leisure, Voluntary Action and Civil Society1.4 Overview of Content2. Associational Leisure and the Formation of Community in the Mid- Nineteenth Century2.1 Introduction2.2 Industrialization, Urbanization and Community2.3 Leisure in Mutual Association2.4 Temperance, Leisure and Community2.5 Working-Mens Clubs2.6 Conclusion3. Evangelicalism and the Inner Mission: Religion, Leisure and Social Service3.1 Religion, the Social Mission and Leisure3.2 Towards Social Service: John Brown Paton, Leisure and the Inner Mission3.3 Conclusion4. Leisure, Community and the Settlement Movement4.1 Introduction4.2 The Barnetts and Toynbee Hall4.3 Oxford House and the Public School Mission4.4 The Liverpool University Settlement4.5 The Settlement Movement, Social Work and Leisure5. Utopian and Radical Leisure Communities5.1 Introduction5.2 The Clarion Movement5.3. The Co-operative Movement6. Leisure in Inter-War Britain7. Theorizations of Leisure and Voluntarism in post -First World War Social Reconstruction7.1 Introduction7.2 Leisure in the New Society7.3 New Leisure Makes New Men7.4 Leisure, Modernity and Social Change7.5 Conclusion8. Social Service, Reconstruction and Leisure8.1 Introduction8.2 The National Council of Social Service – Leisure and Community Well-Being8.3 Re-constructing the Rural Community: Leisure, Village Halls and Folk Dance8.4 The New Estates and Community Centres9. Young People, Youth Organizations and Leisure9.1 Introduction9.2 Leisure, Young People and Industrial Welfare in the First World War9.3 Educating the Young Citizen9.4 Cultural Rebels and Radical Leisure Association10. Leisure, Unemployment and Social Service10.1 Introduction10.2 Unemployment, Leisure and Social Capital11. Work-Based Leisure Communities11.1 Work, Leisure and Community in Inter-War Britain11.2 The Workplace as a Social Community11.3 Model Industrial Villages and Leisure11.4 Leisure and Industrial Welfare in Inter-war Britain11.5 Co-operative and Collective Alternatives to Welfare11.6 ConclusionConclusionsSelect BibliographyIndex Review [A] broad-ranging book covering sixty busy and important years in modern British history. The clear chapter titles mean that they could very easily be set as enjoyable reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students to good effect, due to its valuable combination of interesting stories and sophisticated conceptualization. * Canadian Journal of History *[The books] great value lies in stressing the relationship between politics, pleasure, and people ... An effective, stimulating volume that will serve to prompt (it is to be hoped) a reconsideration of leisure and voluntary action as political forums in early twentieth-century Britain. And, indeed, in early twenty-first-century Britain. * Twentieth Century British History *A fascinating account of how a wide range of different groups and individuals saw and promoted leisure as a means of reforming society for better. This is a book full of fascinating details and is based upon a vast array of research. * Martin Johnes, Reader in History, Swansea University, UK *Robert Snape offers a new and compelling perspective on voluntary action and social services by placing associational leisure at the center of its narrative. This analysis of work and youth leisure provide valuable insights into social welfare in 20th century Britain. * Sandra den Otter, Associate Professor of British History, Queens University, Canada * Promotional A critical history of leisure, voluntarism and community building in Britain before the Second World War. Review Quote [The books] great value lies in stressing the relationship between politics, pleasure, and people ... An effective, stimulating volume that will serve to prompt (it is to be hoped) a reconsideration of leisure and voluntary action as political forums in early twentieth-century Britain. And, indeed, in early twenty-first-century Britain. Promotional "Headline" A critical history of leisure, voluntarism and community building in Britain before the Second World War. Feature Speaks directly to the Big Society discourse of social policy today Details ISBN1350136085 Author Robert Snape Pages 256 ISBN-10 1350136085 ISBN-13 9781350136083 Format Paperback Imprint Bloomsbury Academic Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Affiliation University of Bolton, UK DEWEY 306.4812094109034 Year 2019 Publication Date 2019-10-31 Language English UK Release Date 2019-10-31 NZ Release Date 2019-10-31 Illustrations 10 bw illus Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2019-10-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126089224;
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