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Book Synopsis
Explores how and why leisure became an object of such intense interest, concern, and surveillance during the Great Depression.

Trade Review
"Clearly written and tightly argued. . . . The March of Spare Time provides an in-depth analysis of why the leisure question was 'such an intense object of interest, concern, and surveillance by national policy makers, experts, and intellectuals alike in the 1930s.'" * Journal of American History *
"Susan Currell has written a worthy book that focuses our attention on Depression-era debates among New Deal policy makers over what she identifies as 'the problem of leisure.'" * David Nasaw, American Historical Review *

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Re-creation of Leisure
1. The Problem and Promise
2. Preparing for Spare Time
3. National Recovery of Recreation
4. The March of Culture
5. Shopping for Leisure
6. Motion Pictures and Dance Halls
7. Mate Selection
Conclusion: The Leisured World of Tomorrow, Today

The March of Spare Time

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 23 July 2010
      ISBN-13 9780812221251
      978-0812221251
      ISBN-10 0812221257

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores how and why leisure became an object of such intense interest, concern, and surveillance during the Great Depression.

      Trade Review
      "Clearly written and tightly argued. . . . The March of Spare Time provides an in-depth analysis of why the leisure question was 'such an intense object of interest, concern, and surveillance by national policy makers, experts, and intellectuals alike in the 1930s.'" * Journal of American History *
      "Susan Currell has written a worthy book that focuses our attention on Depression-era debates among New Deal policy makers over what she identifies as 'the problem of leisure.'" * David Nasaw, American Historical Review *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction: The Re-creation of Leisure
      1. The Problem and Promise
      2. Preparing for Spare Time
      3. National Recovery of Recreation
      4. The March of Culture
      5. Shopping for Leisure
      6. Motion Pictures and Dance Halls
      7. Mate Selection
      Conclusion: The Leisured World of Tomorrow, Today

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