Author: Witold Rybczynski Year: 1991 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, History
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ISBNs: 9780140126631 9781455117369 0140126635 1455117366 |
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Aristotle wrote that we work in order to have leisure. But is the leisure that Aristotle spoke of--the freedom to do nothing--the same as the leisure we look forward to each weekend? With fascinating anecdotal detail, Rybczynski unfolds the history of leisure from ancient Rome to the Enlightenment to today, explores the origins of the week and the weekend, and illuminates its profound influences on our lives.
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