Bøger af Chris Rojek

Is Britain really perceived as a nation of poorly dressed, roast-beef-eating, snaggle-toothed xenophobes? Or do the British perhaps all live in stately homes, and lead supercilious, emotionally repressed, tea-drinking lives? This title probes these and other myths, conceptions and misconceptions of Britishness.

A critical and controversial exploration of global events. Looking at examples such as the Olympic games and Live Aid, acclaimed sociologist Chris Rojek suggests that these kind of events are really about power, manipulation and social control.

Discursive, engaging and enlightening challenge to orthadox approaches to the ideas of free time and leisure, from the preeminent figure in leisure studies.

The first book to examine the language of both traditional and radical social work as forms of power. The will to help and care for people unintentionally results in new types of dependency, control and domination.

In contemporary society, the cult of celebrity is inescapable. Anyone can be turned into a celebrity, and anything can be made into a celebrity event. This title brings together celebrated figures from the arts, sports, politics and other public spheres, from O J Simpson and Marilyn Monroe to Hitler and David Bowie.

Explores the meaning of leisure in the context of key social formations of our time. This title brings together the insights of feminism, Marxism, Weber, Elias, Simmel, Nietzsche and Baudrillard to produce a survey - and rethinking - of leisure theory.