Sport, leisure and culture in the postmodern city

Description

"The widespread concept of the 'postmodern city' is frequently linked to the decline of traditional manufacturing industries and a corresponding wane of white working-class culture. In place of these appear flexible working practices, a diversified workforce, and a greater emphasis on consumption, leisure, and tourism. Illustrated by an interdisciplinary study of Leeds, a typical postmodern city, this volume examines how such cities have reinvented themselves - commercially, politically and spatially - over the past two decades. The work addresses issues like cultural policy, city-centre development, sport, leisure and identity, and explores different urban processes in relation to changing configuration of class, gender and ethnicity in the postmodern city."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Heritage, culture and identity

Other Editions

• Sport, leisure and culture in the postmodern cityAshgate Pub.2009-01-01
• Sport, leisure, and culture in the postmodern cityAshgate Pub.2009-01-01
• Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern CityRoutledge2016-01-01
• Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern CityTaylor & Francis Group2016-01-01
• Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern CityTaylor & Francis Group2016-01-01
• Sport, Leisure and Culture in the Postmodern CityTaylor & Francis Group2016-01-01