Books: Leisure&Pleasure: Reshaping&Revealing the New ..., Tauranga in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty for sale

No signatures.; x, 308 pages. Illustrated. Page dimensions: 224 x 158mm."While many advocated bodily improvement for the sake of the nation's well-being, Daley shows that not everyone was motivated by such civic desires. The pleasure gained from looking and being looked at, from having fun in the surf and sand or on the swings and roundabouts, is an understudied aspect of our past."- from blurb on rear wrapper. ; 8vo
Books: Leisure&Pleasure: Reshaping&Revealing the New Zealand Body 1900-1960
Author
Caroline Daley
Title
Leisure&Pleasure: Reshaping&Revealing the New Zealand Body 1900-1960
Publisher name
Auckland University Press (2003), Auckland
Shipping time
2 - 5 days
Publication year
2003
Edition
First edition
Binding type
Soft cover
Listing condition
Used
Item condition
Very good
Vendor name
Renaissance Books
Vendor rating
Topic
Social Science, Customs&traditionssocial Science, Sociology, Generaltravel, Australia&oceania
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