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1962 book by Sebastian de Grazia
Of Time, Work, and Leisure
AuthorSebastian de Grazia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLeisure
Published1962
PublisherTwentieth Century Fund
Media typePrint
ISBN0-679-74343-X

Of Time, Work, and Leisure is a 1962 book by Pulitzer prize-winning political scientist Sebastian de Grazia about the role of what he calls "work time", "free time", and "leisure time" in society. De Grazia argues that even though the average workday and work week are shorter, and technology frees up time for workers, the average worker has less free time today than they did in the past.

References

  1. Maciver, 1962, p. 23; De Grazia: "The more timesaving machinery there is, the more pressed a person is for time."

Bibliography

  • De Grazia, S. (1962). Of Time, Work, and Leisure. The Twentieth Century Fund. New York. LCCN 62-13331
  • Hemingway, J. L. (1988). Leisure and Civility: Reflections on a Greek Ideal. Leisure Sciences. 10 (3), 179-191.
  • Maciver, R. M. (October 5, 1962). Tyranny of the Clock: The Need To Enjoy What One Does Cannot Be Overestimated. Science. 138 (3536), 23-24. doi:10.1126/science.138.3536.23
  • Willhoite, F. H. (1963). Book Reviews: Of Time, Work, and Leisure. The Journal of Politics. Southern Political Science Association. 25 (2), 382-383. doi:10.2307/2127474

Further reading

  • Anton, C. (2009). "Clocks, Synchronization, and the Fate of Leisure: A Brief Media Ecological History of Digital Technologies." In Sharon Kleinman (Ed.), The Culture of Efficiency: Technology in Everyday Life. Peter Lang. ISBN 1433104202.
  • Simon, Y. R. (1999). "Leisure and Culture". Real Democracy. Lanham, Maryland. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-8476-9612-X
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