Mapping Leisure

1. Introduction: Mapping Leisure Studies
Ishwar Modi, Teus J. Kamphorst

Part I. Australia

2. Australian Leisure: From Antiquity to Modernity
Francis Lobo

3. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in New Zealand
Michael Toohey, Grant Cushman, Bob Gidlow

Part II. Asia

4. The Mapping of Leisure in Chinese Cultural Tradition
Ma Huidi

5. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in India
Ishwar Modi

6. The Meaning and Practice of Leisure and Recreation: An Analysis of Three Indonesian Muslim Professionals
Iwan Gardono Sudjatmiko, Irsyad Zamjani, Adrianus Jebatu

7. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in Iran
Gholamreza Ghaffary

8. Mapping Leisure and Life Through the Ages in Israel
Atara Sivan, Elie Cohen-Gewerc

9. Strategies of Leisure in Japan
Scott North

10. Mapping Leisure and Life in Korea
Erwei Dong

11. Mapping Leisure in the Philippines
Manuel Enverga

12. Leisure as Distinction in the Turkish Middle Class: Nursing Babies, Collecting a Trousseau, Meeting at the Malls, or Surfing?
Zerrin Arslan

Part III. Africa

13. From Pre-colonial, Colonial to Post-colonial: A Survey of African Leisure
Veena Sharma

14. Evolution of Leisure Patterns in Morocco: From Traditional Spiritual Pilgrims to Contemporary Mall Wanderers
Thibault Danteur

15. On the Possibilities of Leisure Studies in Mozambique: Historical and Sociological Considerations
Patrício V. Langa

16. Transformation of Leisure in Nigeria
Aretha Oluwakemi Asakitikpi

17. Leisure in Historical Perspective: The Case of South Africa—Past and Present
Mokong Simon Mapadimeng

Keywords: Social Sciences, Sociology of Sport and Leisure, Positive Psychology, Popular Culture