Download or read book Reflections on Leisure, Play, and Recreation written by David L. Jewell and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this rich and unique reference, David L. Jewell compiles the first anthology of reflections on leisure, play, and recreation. Disproportionately high budget cuts in parks and recreation services demonstrate too clearly society's view of leisure activities as frivolous and expendable. By selecting these voices of reason and making them available in a single volume, Jewell hopes to emphasize the "frailties of a capitalistic society's demeaning perception" of anything other than work. In this collection of wise words, he provides ammunition for those charged with selling leisure, play and recreation to the public and to political leaders.