{"product_id":"9781349430741","title":"Early Modern History: Society and Culture: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675","description":"\u003ch1\u003eEarly Modern History: Society and Culture: Attitudes Towards Leisure and Pastimes in European Culture, c.1425-1675\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eArcangeli, A.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Renaissance Europe, when 'leisure classes' used social gathering to define civility and the commercialization of leisure was beginning, the human need for recreation became a cultural topos. The book explores the vocabulary of play and games; the spectrum of leisure activities, often gender-specific or appropriate to particular social groups; the medical discourse on the preservation of health, where amusements were assessed as physical exercise; the moral approach to play; legal treatises on gambling; and the visual representation of leisure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2003-01-01\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349430741\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/9780230507982\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 216cm x140cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 188\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46611856851084,"sku":"9781349430741","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349430741.jpg?v=1773283433","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781349430741","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}