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Author Surdam, David G. (David George)

Title Century of the leisured masses : entertainment and the transformation of twentieth-century America / David George Surdam ; preface by Ken McCormick
Published New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015
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Contents Definitions if leisure -- History and attitudes regarding leisure -- The economics of leisure -- Less work, more play, and the rise of leisure -- The rise of expenditures on leisure goods and services -- Patterns in leisure for the young and the old -- The interaction of leisure and public health -- The changing workplace -- The transformation of the domestic economy -- Commercialized leisure in the early 1900s -- Mass entertainment to the fore -- Improved infrastructure and leisure -- Government and leisure -- Antitrust issues and the leisure industries
Summary At the end of the 19th century, economist Thorstein Veblen wrote 'The Theory of the Leisure Class.' A century later, the economic conditions in America had changed beyond recognition. Improvements in agricultural productivity led to better nutrition and triggered improved productivity and living standards throughout the economy. American workers chose to take the benefits accruing from economic growth in the form of higher wages, shorter workweeks, better working conditions and increased leisure. This text charts the rise of leisure activities during this period
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Leisure -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Leisure class -- History -- 20th century
Leisure industry -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Economic history
Leisure
Leisure class
Leisure industry
Social conditions
SUBJECT United States -- Economic conditions -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001001975
United States -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Subject United States
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780190211608
0190211601
9781322570563
1322570566
9780190211585
019021158X
Other Titles Entertainment and the transformation of twentieth-century America