Summary
Recent debates about inequality have focused almost exclusively on the distribution of wealth and disparities in income, but little notice has been paid to the distribution of free time. Free time is commonly assumed to be a matter of personal preference, a good that one chooses to have more or less of. Even if there is unequal access to free time, the cause and solution are presumed to lie with the resources of income and wealth. In Free Time, Julie Rose argues that these views are fundam…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691183442 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691183449 |
| Author: | Julie L. Rose |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 184 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 152mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“Methodically and insightfully, [Rose] dismantles the assertion … that we all choose our leisure patterns… . Highly recommended.”—Karen Shook, Times Higher Education“An excellent and highly persuasive book. Lucidly written, philosophically rich, and rigorously argued, it should become an essential point of reference for future work on leisure and distributive justice.”—Samuel Arnold, Journal of Politics
About The Author
Julie L. Rose
Julie L. Rose is assistant professor of government at Dartmouth College.
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