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  • Whether it's needlepoint or woodworking, collecting stamps or dolls, everyone has a hobby, or is told they need one.
  • About the Author: Stephen Gelber is professor of history and chair of the History Department at Santa Clara University.
  • 400 Pages
  • Social Science, Anthropology

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About the Book



Why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Gelber traces the history of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s, demonstrating that, although they are touted as a break from work, hobbies actually reflect the values of the workplace.



Book Synopsis



Whether it's needlepoint or woodworking, collecting stamps or dolls, everyone has a hobby, or is told they need one. But why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Steven Gelber here traces the history and significance of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s. Although hobbies are often touted as a break from work, Gelber demonstrates that they reflect and reproduce the values and activities of the workplace by bringing utilitarian rationality into the home, imitating the economic stratification of the marketplace, and reinforcing traditional gender roles.

Drawing on a wide array of social and cultural theory, Hobbies fills a critical gap in American cultural history and provides a compelling new perspective on the meaning of leisure.



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Whether it's needlepoint or woodworking, collecting stamps or dolls, everyone has a hobby, or is told they need one. But why do we fill our leisure time with the activities we do? And what do our hobbies say about our culture? Seven Gelber here traces the history and significance of hobbies from the mid-nineteenth century through the 1950s. Although hobbies are often touted as a break from work, Gelber demonstrates that they reflect and reproduce the values and activities of the workplace by bringing utilitarian rationality into the home, imitating the economic stratification of the marketplace, and reinforcing traditional gender roles.

Drawing on a wide array of social and cultural theory, HOBBIES fills a critical gap in American cultural history and provides a compelling new perspective on the meaning of leisure.



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Gelber has uncovered an astonishing array of writings--advice literature, popular magazines, newspaper articles--on hobiies.... Gelber takes an unusal and little studied topic--the history of hobbies--and shows us its depth, its breadth and its importance. This is a fine book, one that reminds us that the study of leisure is also the study of work, gender, and culture.--Cindy S. Aron "American Historical Review"



About the Author



Stephen Gelber is professor of history and chair of the History Department at Santa Clara University. He is the author of Black Men and Businessmen: The Growing Awareness of a Social Responsibility and Saving the Earth: The History of a Middle-Class Millenarian Movement.
Dimensions (Overall): 9.04 Inches (H) x 6.13 Inches (W) x .83 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.17 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 400
Genre: Social Science
Sub-Genre: Anthropology
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Steven Gelber
Language: English
Street Date: June 25, 1999
TCIN: 85160314
UPC: 9780231113939
Item Number (DPCI): 247-60-4084
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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